Missing UK girl, teacher found in France
2012-09-28 15:01
Bordeaux - A British schoolgirl and her maths teacher, who triggered a Europe-wide hunt after running away together, have been found in Bordeaux, France, police said on Friday.
The teacher, Jeremy Forrest, aged 30, has been arrested and placed in custody, while Megan Stammers, aged 15, was under police protection, they said.
"The couple were found on a public street in the centre of Bordeaux," a spokesperson said, adding that Stammers was "in good health".
The pair had not been seen since being filmed boarding a cross-Channel ferry together on 20 September.
Their parents had appealed for them to get in touch but had played down fears that the schoolgirl could be in any danger.
A European Arrest Warrant had been issued for Forrest, a married part-time musician who had reportedly begun an affair with his pupil.
Police in Sussex, the area of southeastern England where the two lived, said that they had both been found safe and well as a result of coverage in the French media.
