NZ Police: Tauranga Abduction
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 3:22 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police
15 December 2005
Incident Type: Tauranga Girl
Tauranga
Police are investigating an alledged abduction of a five
year old girl from the Tauranga suburb of Mangatapu today.
The girl was walking to school at around 9.00am with her
seven year old brother when she was approached by a man and
taken from the scene.
Tauranga Police have now located
the girl with a member of the public in a rural isolated Bay
of Plenty location.
The child is safe and Police have
commenced an investigation into the incident.
The full
circumstances are not yet known and it is anticipated that a
further and full media release will be made this afternoon,
when more details are known.
No further comment will be
made by Police until later today.
ENDS
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