RAWTENSTALL: A 32-year-old man arrested in Rawtenstall on Wednesday in connection with the attempted abduction of a 12-year-old schoolgirl last month has been transferred to Northampton.

A nationwide manhunt was launched after the alleged abduction and indecent assault in Northampton on January 19.

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