UK · 4 August 2026

Essex teenager escapes captors after Church Langley abduction

A teenage girl was bundled into a car near Tesco in Church Langley on Monday evening and driven roughly forty minutes to Epping before escaping unharmed. She broke free near Buckingham Road just after 7:30pm and is now safe with her family, Essex Police said. Detectives are hunting several white men in tracksuits and want dashcam, CCTV or eyewitness footage from along the route.

By BriefTea Editorial · 4 August 2026 at 13:37

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