LATEST: Details released of abduction of girl (6)

Police have released further details of the horrifying abduction of a girl aged six from a residential street in Burnley.
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Nairne Street

They have said the young girl, who was dressed in pink and wearing silver shoes with white socks, was playing on her bike before her abduction from Nairne Street around 4pm.

They have said a man approached her and was talking to the girl, who has long dark hair, before she entered the car and was taken on a three-mile journey to Hapton. Police say she spent 20 minutes in the black vehicle with the man and was found by members of the public in Whitefield Street in a “vert distressed” state.

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An urgent search for the offender has now been launched, and specially trained officers are offering support to the girl and her family.

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Nairne Street

The man is described as white, with a tanned complexion. He is believed to be aged in his 40s and is bald.

Det. Chief Insp. Joanne McHugh, from East CID, said: “This investigation is very much in its early stages and we are determined to find out exactly what has happened to this young child and to catch the man who has done this.

“We have a team of detectives who are on with various lines of inquiry and will be speaking to people in the area, as well as looking for possible CCTV footage and forensic evidence. We will also be speaking to the victim today.

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“I would like to reassure the public that while incidents of this kind are rare, we have stepped up police patrols in the area.

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Bridgefield Street

“We have specially trained officers offering support to this young girl and her family at this time.

“I urge anyone who may have seen this vehicle, anything suspicious in the time leading up to the incident or indeed anyone with information about this incident to contact the police urgently.”

Anyone with any information can contact Lancashire Police on 101 quoting incident reference 0916 of Thursday March 26th.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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