Gracie-May Rogers: Two-year-old girl allegedly abducted and taken to Spain safely returns to UK
The toddler was met by police officers at Manchester Airport on Sunday, Lancashire Police said.
Monday 30 August 2021 08:35, UK
A two-year-old girl thought to have been abducted and taken to Spain has safely returned to the UK, police have said.
Gracie-May Rogers was reported missing on Friday after she was last seen on Tuesday morning.
Lancashire Police said she was taken to board a plane to Alicante at Glasgow Airport on Wednesday, arriving in Spain later that day.
On Sunday the force confirmed that Gracie-May had been collected by officers at Manchester Airport.
"She has now been taken to a place of safety," a statement said.
Police said the toddler was met by officers "in the company of a woman".
A 35-year-old woman has been detained in connection with Gracie-May's disappearance, police said, adding that "she is not under arrest" but will be "voluntarily interviewed in due course".
A 39-year-old man police want to speak to in connection with the incident has "not returned to the UK", detectives said.