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| Man in court over girl's kidnap | Man in court over girl's kidnap |
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| A man has appeared in court charged with kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl. | A man has appeared in court charged with kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl. |
| Alan Grant, 49, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, allegedly snatched the teenager from a street in Wrexham, north Wales, on Friday afternoon. | Alan Grant, 49, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, allegedly snatched the teenager from a street in Wrexham, north Wales, on Friday afternoon. |
| Wrexham magistrates heard on Wednesday how Mr Grant - also known as Alan Weston - is charged with kidnap, two counts of rape, and assault. | Wrexham magistrates heard on Wednesday how Mr Grant - also known as Alan Weston - is charged with kidnap, two counts of rape, and assault. |
| He was remanded in custody to appear at Mold Crown Court on 2 November. | He was remanded in custody to appear at Mold Crown Court on 2 November. |
| There was no application for bail and Mr Grant spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. | There was no application for bail and Mr Grant spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. |
| Wearing a blue sweatshirt, he remained hand-cuffed and flanked by two prison officers during the eight-minute hearing. | Wearing a blue sweatshirt, he remained hand-cuffed and flanked by two prison officers during the eight-minute hearing. |
| The teenage girl was allegedly bundled into a van near Summerhill Road in the Highfield area of Wrexham at 1620 BST on Friday. | |
| She was found 70 miles away in Bangor, 15 hours later on Saturday morning. | She was found 70 miles away in Bangor, 15 hours later on Saturday morning. |
| Witnesses | Witnesses |
| Police are still appealing for witnesses - particularly a male jogger seen in the Hightown area on Friday - to come forward. | Police are still appealing for witnesses - particularly a male jogger seen in the Hightown area on Friday - to come forward. |
| Two other people - a man and a woman - have already appeared in court, charged in connection with the kidnap. | Two other people - a man and a woman - have already appeared in court, charged in connection with the kidnap. |
| Mark Bowers, 32, was arrested in Lancashire on Saturday morning and later charged with perverting the course of justice. | Mark Bowers, 32, was arrested in Lancashire on Saturday morning and later charged with perverting the course of justice. |
| Tracy Bishop, 35, from Stockport, has been charged with assisting an offender. | Tracy Bishop, 35, from Stockport, has been charged with assisting an offender. |
| A 49-year-old man from the Stockport area also arrested in connection with the inquiry has been released on police bail pending further inquiries. | A 49-year-old man from the Stockport area also arrested in connection with the inquiry has been released on police bail pending further inquiries. |