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Tue 06 Jun 2009Record number of child abduction cases last year
A RECORD 141 transnational child abduction cases were dealt with by the authorities last year, according to new figures published yesterday.
The Department of Justice said some 141 cases involving 183 children were received by the Central Authority for Child Abduction in 2008, an increase of 42 cases on 2007 and the highest annual total since the unit was established in 1991.
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