Child in school uniform abducted outside station with blanket thrown over head and driven 120 miles

A 12-year-old schoolchild was abducted outside a Greater Manchester station and driven 120 miles to a campsite. Ava Jones, 28, and Trevor Carr, 40, threw a blanket over their victim's head who was told to turn off their phone so they couldn't be tracked.

The pair abducted the child, who was in school uniform, outside Wigan North Western railway station and argued during the journey to a campsite in North Wales.

Police rang during the drive and the child screamed but Jones put a hand over their mouth and told officers that her name was David Jones and that she was camping in Ireland. Detectives tracked Jones' phone to Fferm Cedris Farm Campsite in Abergynolwyn, North Wales. Jones had pitched a tent and was staying in it with the child in separate sleeping bags.

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Jones and Carr both pleaded guilty to abduction and each were jailed for more than two years. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, started speaking with Jones in September of last year, prosecution barrister Matthew Curtis told Bolton Crown Court.

Their early conversations mostly revolved around anime - a Japanese animation - and they also discussed gender identity, the court heard. The child's grandma had discovered the conversations with Jones and told the 28-year-old to stop. She also warned Jones that it was 'grooming' and threatened legal action.

On October 4, the victim went to school but did not return home. At 4.19pm, the child's mum reported them as missing and found a note in their bedroom which mentioned a grey Ford Focus Estate and Wigan North Western railway station. The note also made reference to suicidal thoughts and the court heard that the child