A MAN who abducted two young children - who were later found in Derby - has been jailed for three years.
Saleem Tahir took the pair from a room at the Quality Inn Hotel in Hanley in October. They were later found unharmed at a guesthouse in Derby.
Tahir, 41, of Kelso Gardens in Nottingham, pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnap and three counts of breaching a non-molestation order at a previous court hearing.
Following the sentencing at Wolverhampton Crown Court, the senior investigating officer in the case, Detective Inspector Glyn Pattinson, said: "Thankfully kidnaps in Staffordshire are extremely rare but if and when they do happen we respond swiftly and appropriately.
"The absolute priority in such a case is the victim/s and their safety, and to reunite them with their loved ones as quickly as possible.
"For those who commit such a crime they face a prison sentence, as today's hearing has proven."
