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| Two arrests over baby 'abduction' | Two arrests over baby 'abduction' |
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| Two people have been arrested over the attempted abduction of a baby in Greater Manchester. | |
| A 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were arrested in Skelmersdale and are being interviewed by detectives. | A 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were arrested in Skelmersdale and are being interviewed by detectives. |
| Victoria Sawyer, 30, was pushing her four-month-old daughter Jazmine in a pram when a couple attempted to snatch the child in Wigan Road, Leigh. | Victoria Sawyer, 30, was pushing her four-month-old daughter Jazmine in a pram when a couple attempted to snatch the child in Wigan Road, Leigh. |
| Mrs Sawyer fought off the pair, who were unable to release Jazmine from the pram, Greater Manchester Police said. | Mrs Sawyer fought off the pair, who were unable to release Jazmine from the pram, Greater Manchester Police said. |
| Mrs Sawyer, a care worker who lives in Leigh, was on a pelican crossing near the junction of Hulme Road and Wigan Road on 12 August when the couple struck. | Mrs Sawyer, a care worker who lives in Leigh, was on a pelican crossing near the junction of Hulme Road and Wigan Road on 12 August when the couple struck. |
| The woman attacker shouted "get the baby, get the baby" as they pounced, said police. | The woman attacker shouted "get the baby, get the baby" as they pounced, said police. |
| Mrs Sawyer managed to punch the woman in the face and the pair fled. | Mrs Sawyer managed to punch the woman in the face and the pair fled. |
| Both mother and child were unhurt in the ordeal. | Both mother and child were unhurt in the ordeal. |
| The couple from Skelmersdale, in Lancashire, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction and are being interviewed by detectives. | The couple from Skelmersdale, in Lancashire, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction and are being interviewed by detectives. |