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Warwickshire Police Arrest Six Over Rugby Girls Abduction

8/12/2026

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Warwickshire Police arrested six people on suspicion of abducting two Rugby girls found safe on Tuesday 11 August.
The six detainees are two men (62, 25), a 56-year-old woman from Tintagel, a 42-year-old man from Falmouth, and two Rugby women (75, 47).
Jon Belcher said the 11- and 12-year-old girls vanished Sunday from Newbold, were rescued by Devon and Cornwall Police, and the detainees pose no wider threat.

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Warwickshire Police arrested six people on suspicion of abducting two Rugby girls found safe on Tuesday 11 August.
The six detainees are two men (62, 25), a 56-year-old woman from Tintagel, a 42-year-old man from Falmouth, and two Rugby women (75, 47).
Jon Belcher said the 11- and 12-year-old girls vanished Sunday from Newbold, were rescued by Devon and Cornwall Police, and the detainees pose no wider threat.