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Children taken from Stoke-on-Trent hotel room found in Derby | Children taken from Stoke-on-Trent hotel room found in Derby |
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Two young children who were taken from a hotel room in Stoke-on-Trent on Friday have been found. | Two young children who were taken from a hotel room in Stoke-on-Trent on Friday have been found. |
Na'ilah Khan, two, and her 10-month-old brother Sulaimon were found in a guest house in Derby at about 19:00 BST. | |
Their father, Saleem Tahir, 40, and grandmother, Denise Smith-Sellars, 67, both from Nottingham, have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and attempted child abduction. | Their father, Saleem Tahir, 40, and grandmother, Denise Smith-Sellars, 67, both from Nottingham, have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and attempted child abduction. |
The children's mother has been told they were found safe and well. | The children's mother has been told they were found safe and well. |
The youngsters had been staying at the Quality Inn Hotel in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, and were discovered in a guest house near to Derby city centre. | The youngsters had been staying at the Quality Inn Hotel in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, and were discovered in a guest house near to Derby city centre. |
In a statement, the children's mother said: "Words cannot express how I felt when the police told me they had found my two babies. | In a statement, the children's mother said: "Words cannot express how I felt when the police told me they had found my two babies. |
"I have just been numb these last few days. It was like a part of me was missing. | "I have just been numb these last few days. It was like a part of me was missing. |
"No mother should have to go through this ordeal. | "No mother should have to go through this ordeal. |
"I would like to thank Staffordshire Police for their support, help and dedication in returning my children back to me." | "I would like to thank Staffordshire Police for their support, help and dedication in returning my children back to me." |