By Attempted kidnapping ruled out as mistaken identity after woman’s frantic search for her daughter
Yesterday it was reported that two people had been arrested following what was believed to be a kidnapping attempt of a three-year-old girl.
It is understood two individuals approached a house on Crowland Avenue, Grimsby, and reportedly attempted to abduct a young girl.
The family contacted the police and took to social media to share their terrifying experience.
However, Humberside Police have now confirmed the incident was not an attempted kidnapping but an unfortunate incident of mistaken identity.
A 29-year-old woman in the area heard distressing news that her daughter had been injured and was searching for her child.
A 38-year-old man came to her aid, mistakenly thinking the three-year-old girl was the missing daughter.
Humberside Police said: “On Wednesday 13 July officers arrested two people in connection with an incident on Crowland Avenue in Grimsby.
“Following extensive enquiries, we can now confirm that this was in fact an unfortunate case of mistaken identity.
“A 29-year-old woman had been alerted that her daughter had had an accident whilst out with friends and was in the area in an attempt to locate her child.
“The 38-year-old man could see the woman was distressed in her search and came to her the aid.
“In an attempt to locate the woman’s daughter, the man mistook a 3-year-old girl for the lady’s daughter.
“This was a call of good intent, and we would always encourage anybody with any concerns to contact us so we can carry out all necessary enquiries.
“On this occasion, we are now satisfied that there were no untoward circumstances involved. They have both been released with no further action.”
