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| Toddler held in suspected armed siege in Kidlington | |
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| Police are surrounding a home in Oxfordshire where a man is believed to be holding his two-year-old daughter in a suspected armed siege. | Police are surrounding a home in Oxfordshire where a man is believed to be holding his two-year-old daughter in a suspected armed siege. |
| Officers were called to the address in Morton Avenue, Kidlington, at 3.40am, after reports that the 38-year-old man was holding twin two-year-old girls. One of the girls was released at about 9.45am but the other is still being held. The man had been in regular communication with officers outside, Thames Valley police said. | Officers were called to the address in Morton Avenue, Kidlington, at 3.40am, after reports that the 38-year-old man was holding twin two-year-old girls. One of the girls was released at about 9.45am but the other is still being held. The man had been in regular communication with officers outside, Thames Valley police said. |
| The man is believed to be the girls' father, the force said in a statement, but is estranged from their mother and does not live at the address. | The man is believed to be the girls' father, the force said in a statement, but is estranged from their mother and does not live at the address. |
| Armed officers have been sent to the property, which has been sealed off. | Armed officers have been sent to the property, which has been sealed off. |
| Superintendent Christian Bunt said: "It is believed the man is armed, although no indication has been given that he wishes to harm the children. We are doing all we can and our officers are determined to bring this situation to a close as soon as is possible." | Superintendent Christian Bunt said: "It is believed the man is armed, although no indication has been given that he wishes to harm the children. We are doing all we can and our officers are determined to bring this situation to a close as soon as is possible." |
| The road around the house has been closed, and police say it will remain so for now. | The road around the house has been closed, and police say it will remain so for now. |
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