Metropolitan Police confirmed 17-month-old Maria Tudricai was found safe in Ruskin Avenue in Newham, east London after several hours of frantic searching. Speaking to Mirror Online minutes after Maria was found, dad David, 25, said: "We are extremely relieved that she has been found. Dad David said: "My brother left [Maria] on the seat and started the engine to show him the car. He said let me check the engine a bit, he passed him the car and he entered the car and straight away ran. Maria was in the front passenger seat of the car when it was taken from the house, near Woodgrange Park train station.

Source: Daily Mirror January 06, 2019 20:01 UTC