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| Children dumped by Birmingham carjackers | Children dumped by Birmingham carjackers |
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| Two children were left on a street in Birmingham by carjackers who pulled their 23-year-old mother from her vehicle and drove off. | |
| West Midlands Police said two men pulled the children's mother from the car in the Erdington area of the city at around 17:45 GMT on Wednesday. | West Midlands Police said two men pulled the children's mother from the car in the Erdington area of the city at around 17:45 GMT on Wednesday. |
| They drove off in the white Vauxhall Astra and abandoned the pair, aged 18-months and five, half a mile away. | They drove off in the white Vauxhall Astra and abandoned the pair, aged 18-months and five, half a mile away. |
| West Midlands Police said the children were unhurt but alone and in shock. | West Midlands Police said the children were unhurt but alone and in shock. |
| 'Frightening ordeal' | 'Frightening ordeal' |
| They were found and taken home by a local man, the force said. | They were found and taken home by a local man, the force said. |
| Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the incident in Pintail Drive, or who may have information, to contact them. | Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the incident in Pintail Drive, or who may have information, to contact them. |
| The children were driven for around half a mile before being abandoned at the roadside in Mere Road. | |
| Officers are looking at CCTV footage from the area to try to work out where the vehicle may have been taken, the force said. | |
| Det Sgt Julie Woods said: "The car is a white Vauxhall Astra registration number KV60 BNX and had blacked out windows. | Det Sgt Julie Woods said: "The car is a white Vauxhall Astra registration number KV60 BNX and had blacked out windows. |
| "We want to know where this car is and are asking for anyone who believes they may have spotted it to contact us. | "We want to know where this car is and are asking for anyone who believes they may have spotted it to contact us. |
| "This was a frightening ordeal for the mum who saw her young children being driven off by the car thieves, but thankfully they were back with her unhurt in just a matter of minutes. The mum was also unhurt." | "This was a frightening ordeal for the mum who saw her young children being driven off by the car thieves, but thankfully they were back with her unhurt in just a matter of minutes. The mum was also unhurt." |