Leeds man charged with abducting teenager after she ran away from care home

Wayne Preston and the 15-year-old girl had shared “extensive” text messages before she left the supported accommodation where she was living.

But a court heard this week that the pair knew each other through a family member – and Preston was simply trying to play “the role of a supportive adult” after the girl ran away.

He was found with her at an address in Leeds three days after she disappeared, where he was subsequently charged with abducting a child.