Heaton Park: Manchester police say no evidence child was abducted at fireworks display

Police in Manchester who were responding to reports of a possible child abduction from a fireworks display have said they do not believe a child was abducted.

Initially fears were raised that a child had gone missing from a display in the city's Heaton Park on Sunday night.

After carrying out investigations and searching several hundred vehicles as they left the display on Sunday evening, police said they had "not received a report of a missing child that matches the information reported to us".

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police continued that the "evidence available at this time does not suggest a child has been abducted", but that they were "taking the report extremely seriously and were following all possible lines of inquiry".

They continued that the force is continuing to investigate "suspicious circumstances", but they believe that the abduction report was "made in good faith".

Anyone with information on the incident should contact police on 101, quoting reference number 2512 of November 5, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.