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Police burst into hotel room and find 'overfamiliar' adult undressed with child

Police in Manchester city centre
Police in Manchester city centre -Credit:Manchester Evening News


Hotel staff helped protect a child in Manchester after they reported how they and an adult looked 'overfamiliar'.

The adult and child showed up to the hotel and booked a room, but concerns were raised as staff didn't believe they were related. They alerted the police and officers responded on the scene.

They went into the room and found 'both the adult and child undressed'. The incident was 'stopped from going any further' and the adult was arrested.

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The child was supposed by the appropriate services. This was just one example given by Greater Manchester Police of how local businesses and members of the public can help tackle child exploitation.

In another case study, a team of refuse collectors found a child behind some bins, police said. They called officers and stayed with them until police arrived.

The child was given medical attention and a 'multi-agency exploitation response to support the child' was launched. The case studies were given as part of the child exploitation project by GMP and partners.

Officers carried out a session with taxi licensees, local hoteliers, licenced premises, security officials, business owners and their employees in the city centre.

Police deliver the child exploitation event
Police deliver the child exploitation event -Credit:GMP

"They are likely to see signs of exploitation in their place of work, if we equip them with the knowledge of what the signs are, and make sure they are confident reporting incidents to us; we can strengthen our intelligence picture of exploitation in the city centre and potentially make a huge difference for a child", police said.

Detective Inspector Chris Chadderton from Manchester Complex Safeguarding Hub said: "We want to encourage people to be vigilant and alive to the signs of exploitation. If people don’t feel confident, and want to further develop their knowledge of exploitation, support and additional training sessions are available.

"Our message is, and always will be, if something doesn’t look or feel right; trust your instinct and report it. Something which may appear inconsequential could very well be the missing piece to one of our investigations, or it could be first pivotal step to us safeguarding a child."

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