Child returned to mother

A five-year-old girl, Shannon O'Brien, reported missing from her west Belfast home over two weeks ago, has been returned to her…

A five-year-old girl, Shannon O'Brien, reported missing from her west Belfast home over two weeks ago, has been returned to her mother "safe and well", according to the RUC.

A man will today appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court charged with child abduction and two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm.

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