TEENAGERS Tracy Cross and Leanne James got themselves in a tight spot when friends locked them into handcuffs and ran away with the key.

The 14-year-olds, from Ivy Bank High School, Burnley, had been out with friends when some lads decided to put the handcuffs on the girls for a prank.

Tracy, of Woodbine Gardens, Burnley, said: "Leanne managed to wriggle out of her cuff but when she did mine tightened and it was marking my hand.

"We saw someone who we knew was a firefighter and the fire brigade were called out to remove the handcuff."

Firefighters used bolt croppers to cut the cuff in two.

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