Whisky thief abandons toddler

MANCHESTER - A man fled from an Oldham supermarket clutching a bottle of whisky when he was spotted shoplifting..

MANCHESTER - A man fled from an Oldham supermarket clutching a bottle of whisky when he was spotted shoplifting ... but left behind a toddler in a pushchair.

The 16 month old boy had to be taken into social services' care for the night while police traced his mother.