Children arrested, jailed, DNA tested for playing in tree

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Children arrested, jailed, DNA tested for playing in tree

08-02-2006, 08:24 AM,

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Children arrested, jailed, DNA tested for playing in tree

Quote:To the 12-year-old friends planning to build themselves a den, the cherry tree seemed an inviting source of material.

But the afternoon adventure turned into a frightening ordeal for Sam Cannon, Amy Higgins and Katy Smith after they climbed into the 20ft tree - then found themselves hauled into a police station and locked in cells for up to two hours.

Their shoes were removed and mugshots, DNA samples and mouth swabs were taken.

Officers told the children they had been seen damaging the tree which is in a wooded area of public land near their homes...

full article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/ar..._id=397240&in_page_id=1766&in_page_id=1766&expand=true

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