09/04/2008

Man Held Over Co Derry Abduction Claim

A suspect has been arrested as detectives investigate the alleged abduction of a teenage girl, aged 14.

The 39-year-old man was held after the girl reported that she was bundled into the boot of a car by a man as she was walked along Glenshane Road.

The incident was reported to have happened in Dungiven in County Londonderry on Monday morning.

She said she was driven to an isolated area of the town but managed to escape across nearby fields.

Police want anyone with information to contact them.

(BMcC)

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