Woman cautioned after child found alone in Wigan

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Belle Green Lane in Higher InceImage source, Google
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The child walked into the shop in Belle Green Lane in Higher Ince

A woman has been cautioned by police after a child aged two or three was found alone in a shop.

The boy entered a shop in Belle Green Lane in Higher Ince, Wigan, at about 16:20 GMT on 1 December.

He was cared for in a police station while officers searched for his parents or guardians.

No further action will be taken against the woman, who was arrested suspicion of child neglect, Greater Manchester Police said.

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