Two-year-old girl rescued after being taken from mother on Leeds street

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Mar 2017, 10:14 BST
Updated 8th Apr 2017, 22:30 BST
West Yorkshire Police say a woman has been arrested in connection with the attempted abductionWest Yorkshire Police say a woman has been arrested in connection with the attempted abduction
West Yorkshire Police say a woman has been arrested in connection with the attempted abduction
A two-year-old girl was taken from her mother by another woman on a Leeds street before being rescued by a 'public-spirited' member of the public, police have revealed.

The attempted abduction took place at 4.29pm yesterday in Tunstall Road in Beeston and West Yorkshire Police were called to the scene.

A member of the public intervened and retrieved the child and detained a woman nearby until officers arrived and arrested her.

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It is understood the woman and involved and the child’s mother did not know each other.

A 23-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the incident and is currently in custody.

Detective Inspector Charlotte Hails, of Leeds District CID, said: “This was clearly a very distressing incident for the little girl and her mother.

“We obviously have an active investigation with a suspect in custody so are limited in what we can say but we would like to recognise the public-spirited actions of the man who intervened.”