GM Police / TwitterA man in Manchester, England has been arrested for attempting to sell a baby to a random member of the public.
Manchester police have since arrested the 28-year-old man on suspicion of child neglect and he is being held for questioning.
Thankfully, the three-month-year-old baby is said to be “safe and well,” according to Greater Manchester City Centre Police.
The incident is documented on the GMP Twitter page:
Sus man alert – we urgently need to find black man 6’3″ black coat blue jeans with baby in pram – last seen Deansgate 10 mins ago. Ring 101
— GMP City Centre (@GMPCityCentre) July 12, 2015
Further to earlier tweet regarding suspicious male if you see this male can you please call 101 and report it. pic.twitter.com/0iSz9s9VzF
— GMP City Centre (@GMPCityCentre) July 12, 2015
Press release about man + pram we’re urgently trying to locate. Man has been offering to sell baby in city centre http://t.co/9rxyT8Hs5o
— GMP City Centre (@GMPCityCentre) July 12, 2015
DS Dave- Some positive news coming up shortly in relation to the incident we reported earlier about male selling baby….
— GMP City Centre (@GMPCityCentre) July 12, 2015
Thank you Greater Manchester for all your help today, baby is now safe and well and a male is in custody for child negelct. #teamwork
— GMP City Centre (@GMPCityCentre) July 12, 2015
