The pair, who cannot be
named for legal reasons, were initially sentenced to three years and four
months, but the judge took a month off after hearing they have been under
curfew since admitting the kidnap last month.
Two teenage girls have been
sentenced to be detained for three years and three months for kidnapping a
toddler in a Primark store.
The youngsters, aged 13 and
14, had admitted snatching the two-year-old girl from her mother in a Primark
on Northumberland Street in Newcastle in April.
Although the toddler was
found safe and well an hour and 45 minutes later, the Newcastle Crown Court judge
found that she had been at risk of physical or sexual violence, and/or
exploitation.
Referring to internet
searches found on a tablet belonging to the younger defendant, Mr Justice Globe
said: "The internet history shows hundreds of searches in relation to
pornographic topics which include children having sex, rape, slavery and
abduction."
A charge relating to sexual
intent was dropped at a previous hearing.
The court heard how the
girls had been playing with the toddler for 15 minutes in a manner her mother
thought was "sweet" before enticing her away with sweets.
Mr Justice Globe, who was
junior prosecution counsel in the trial of James Bulger's killers, was shown
CCTV of the brightly lit shop and the girls approaching shoppers.
They were tracked by CCTV
camera operators through the city centre, on to the metro system, along
Gosforth High Street and into a park, three miles from the Primark store.
The two-year-old was
eventually reunited with her mother an hour and 45 minutes later after a
description was circulated.
Ridiculous
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