‘Distressed’ boy found cowering in bushes in Scotland believed to have escaped human traffickers

A 16-year-old boy found "cowering" in bushes in Scotland had reportedly escaped from human traffickers.

The Vietnamese teenager is believed to have been taken to Russia before he came to the UK.

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Chief Superintendent Grant Manders said it is thought he escaped from a vehicle and ran for an hour before he was found  in West Dunbartonshire on January 16, reported.

Officers reportedly said he was in a "distressed" state when he was found and has now been taken into care.

During a council meeting Chief Supt Manders said: "A young Vietnamese boy - 16-years-old - came into our care having been trafficked from Vietnam to Russia.

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"Smashing wee boy escaped his traffickers up in West Dunbartonshire and was found cowering in the bushes having escaped from wherever he might have been going."

Police are still investigating how the teenager came to be in Scotland and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

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