Inspector Dave Glossop said not telling the school about the abduction was a "human error". Photo: NZ HeraldPolice have admitted that a "human error" was made after they failed to tell a South Auckland school about the attempted abduction of a 7-year-old girl. Counties Manukau Central acting area commander Inspector Dave Glossop said it was human error that the school wasn't contacted like it should have been. Fairfax reported that parents felt like "we don't matter" after an attempted abduction in St Helliers made it into the news days later. A media release had intentionally not been issued because details of the attempted abduction had not been confirmed.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 06, 2017 04:36 UTC