Pair admit kidnapping 10-month old baby girl

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The pair have admitted to abducting the girl in the seaside resort

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A man and a woman have admitted kidnapping a 10-month old baby girl in Blackpool, police have said.

The child was rescued by police in less than an hour after she was abducted by the pair in the town's Carlyle Avenue at about 10:17 BST on 19 August 2022.

Michael Wellings, 50, of Housman Close, Blackpool, and Lisa Green, 52, of Haddon Road, Blackpool, both pleaded guilty to kidnapping at Preston Crown Court on 16 October, Lancashire Police said.

Both are set to appear for sentencing a later date, the force added.

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