{"id":2487,"date":"2026-03-31T18:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/2487\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:29:09","slug":"hunt-for-girl-14-abducted-in-rotherham-town-centre-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/2487\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt for girl, 14, abducted in Rotherham town centre | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEC_291604247-2b87.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27784957\" alt=\"(Left) Cassidy standing beside a beach and (Right) Cassidy wearing a hoodie.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tCassidy was last seen in Bridgegate at 7pm on Sunday (Picture: South Yorkshire Police)<\/p>\n<p>A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of abduction after a 14-year-old girl vanished from Rotherham town centre. <\/p>\n<p>Cassidy was last seen in Bridgegate at 7pm on Sunday, with officers carrying out house-to-house calls and trawling through CCTV to find her. <\/p>\n<p>A 60-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of abduction. <\/p>\n<p>South <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/yorkshire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yorkshire<\/a> Police said: \u2018Numerous enquiries have been carried out to locate Cassidy, with officers carrying out CCTV trawls, house-to-house visits and searches of the local area, while also examining <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/smartphones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">phone<\/a> records.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our enquiries have led to us arresting a 60-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of abduction. They remain in police custody at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/news-updates\/?signup-source=news-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/breaking-news?ito=news-article&amp;?signup_source=news-article-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cassidy is white, 5ft 4ins tall, with very long ginger hair in a ponytail. She was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, black leggings and carrying a small handbag but it\u2019s believed she may have changed clothes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"531\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_291604230-cbda-e1774968806362.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27784942\" alt=\"MISSING: Two arrested on suspicion of abduction as search for missing Rotherham girl Cassidy continues A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of abduction and remain in police custody as we continue to search for missing Rotherham girl Cassidy. Cassidy, who is 14 years old, was last sighted on CCTV in Bridgegate in Rotherham town centre at 7.11pm on Sunday (29 March). Since then, numerous enquiries have been carried out to locate Cassidy, with officers carrying out CCTV trawls, house-to-house visits and searches of the local area, while also examining phone records. Our enquiries have led to us arresting a 60-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of abduction. They remain in police custody at this time. Cassidy is white, 5ft 4ins tall, with very long ginger hair in a ponytail. She was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, black leggings and carrying a small handbag but it's believed she may have changed clothes. Cassidy is known to frequent the Thurcroft area and Clifton Park. Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for Cassidy?s welfare and want to speak to anybody who has seen her. Do you know where she might be? Have you seen Cassidy since she's been missing? We would urge anyone with information about Cassidy's whereabouts to please contact with us immediately. You can call us on 101 or make a report to us via our website. Please quote incident number 622 of 29 March 2026 when you get in touch. Picture: South Yorkshire Police METROGRAB\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSouth Yorkshire Police has been searching for Cassidy (Picture: South Yorkshire Police)<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cassidy is known to frequent the Thurcroft area and Clifton Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for Cassidy\u2019s welfare and want to speak to anybody who has seen her.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Do you know where she might be? 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