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Woman in car stopped at knifepoint by robber while three-year-old in back seat

A teenager has been arrested after a woman who was told to get out of a car at knifepoint  had to grab a toddler from the backseat before the robber fled.

The woman was in the front passenger seat of a parked car when a man opened her door and demanded that she get out.

She told him a three-year-old boy was in the back and he allowed her to take him before taking the car.

The woman was looking after the child inside the car as they waited for his mother to return from a house she had just gone into.

The incident happened in Leamington Drive in Sutton in Ashfield at 12.10am this morning.

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Police quickly located the vehicle and after a pursuit pulled it to the side of the road.

A 19-year-old was then arrested on suspicion of robbery, dangerous driving and drink-driving.

Detective Constable Adam Penn said: “This was a frightening and shocking incident. Officers acted quickly and located the vehicle as it headed towards the A38.

“A short pursuit commenced and the vehicle pulled to the side of a road and a man was arrested.

“Thankfully both woman and child are safe and well.

“Nottinghamshire Police takes all reports of knife-related and robbery offences extremely seriously and continues to work tirelessly to target suspected offenders and bring them to justice as well as removing knives from our streets.”

Detective Superintendent Mike Allen added: “This was a shameful incident without any thought to this woman or the child and just how frightened this must have made them both.

“I have no doubt this incident will sit with them and the child’s mother for a long time and all for the sake of stealing a car.

“Any incident of this nature will trigger a rapid response from the force in order to apprehend those responsible.

“In this case, our specialist Operation Support capabilities were quickly on scene and now that a teenager is in police custody, a team of detectives will leave no stone unturned to ensure the criminal investigation achieves a just outcome.”

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