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| Missing 15-year-old schoolgirl Laura Stainforth has been found safe and well in France, police have said. | Missing 15-year-old schoolgirl Laura Stainforth has been found safe and well in France, police have said. |
| The teenager, from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, was found with 49-year-old Robert Williams in Lille. | The teenager, from Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, was found with 49-year-old Robert Williams in Lille. |
| Mr Williams was arrested by French police officers after the pair attended the consulate in Lille. He has been taken into custody. | Mr Williams was arrested by French police officers after the pair attended the consulate in Lille. He has been taken into custody. |
| Laura's mother Debra read a tearful statement to the media, thanking them and the police for their support. | Laura's mother Debra read a tearful statement to the media, thanking them and the police for their support. |
| Mrs Stainforth said: "I am pleased to inform everybody that my daughter, Laura Stainforth is safe and well. | Mrs Stainforth said: "I am pleased to inform everybody that my daughter, Laura Stainforth is safe and well. |
| "I am grateful for all the support from the papers and all the publicity that has brought Laura back home to us. | "I am grateful for all the support from the papers and all the publicity that has brought Laura back home to us. |
| "We are grateful for all the support my family and myself have been given from the police. Thank you." | "We are grateful for all the support my family and myself have been given from the police. Thank you." |
| 'Numerous sightings' | 'Numerous sightings' |
| Laura went missing last on 14 January after telling her parents she was going shopping. She is believed to have met Mr Williams on an internet chat room. | Laura went missing last on 14 January after telling her parents she was going shopping. She is believed to have met Mr Williams on an internet chat room. |
| Officers from Humberside Police are currently en-route to France to bring her back to the UK. | Officers from Humberside Police are currently en-route to France to bring her back to the UK. |
| Det Ch Insp Sharon Fielding said she was "absolutely delighted" that Laura had been found. | Det Ch Insp Sharon Fielding said she was "absolutely delighted" that Laura had been found. |
| "As soon as we knew she was safe and well the family were ecstatic," she added. | "As soon as we knew she was safe and well the family were ecstatic," she added. |
| Laura Stainforth's mother, Debra: 'I am grateful for all the support' | |
| "It has been a difficult week for us all, not least the family, and I'm looking forward to her safe arrival back with us." | "It has been a difficult week for us all, not least the family, and I'm looking forward to her safe arrival back with us." |
| Durham Police said earlier that Mr Williams was currently on bail after being questioned over the alleged rape of a 16-year-old from West Sussex. He was arrested over the matter in Darlington in December. | Durham Police said earlier that Mr Williams was currently on bail after being questioned over the alleged rape of a 16-year-old from West Sussex. He was arrested over the matter in Darlington in December. |
| Ms Fielding said: "There is still a lot of work to be done however and we are working to ensure the extradition of Williams. | Ms Fielding said: "There is still a lot of work to be done however and we are working to ensure the extradition of Williams. |
| "I would like to thank all members of the public who assisted by reporting numerous sightings of Laura, one of which led us to locating Laura in Lille and would also like to thank the local, national and European media for their help in facilitating our appeals." | "I would like to thank all members of the public who assisted by reporting numerous sightings of Laura, one of which led us to locating Laura in Lille and would also like to thank the local, national and European media for their help in facilitating our appeals." |
| Humberside Police worked with Interpol, the National Missing Persons Bureau, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and other police forces in the UK during the search for Laura. | Humberside Police worked with Interpol, the National Missing Persons Bureau, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and other police forces in the UK during the search for Laura. |
| The teenager and Mr Williams were captured on CCTV at Grimsby railway station on the night she went missing. | The teenager and Mr Williams were captured on CCTV at Grimsby railway station on the night she went missing. |
| They were then seen on the Pride of Kent ferry, heading from Dover to Calais on Thursday. | They were then seen on the Pride of Kent ferry, heading from Dover to Calais on Thursday. |