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03rd May 2015

Manhunt Launched In The UK After Father Kidnaps Three-Year-Old Son

He was taken from the home of his foster parents.

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Police in the UK have launched a major search for a man who kidnapped his three-year-old child yesterday.

Robert Gurling is only permitted to have supervised visits with his son but stole the child from his foster parents shortly after 10.30am near Braintree in Essex.

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Undated handout photo issued by Essex Police of Robert Gurling from Romford, as a massive manhunt is under way after the father abducted his three-year-old son from foster parents. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Sunday May 3, 2015. Gurling is only allowed contact with his son under supervision but kidnapped the youngster, Essex Police said. They were last seen in Great Notley near Braintree in Essex at about 10.30am yesterday. See PA story POLICE Manhunt. Photo credit should read: Essex Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Search teams and a helicopter are now involved in the search for Mr Gurling, who is described as white, aged in his 40s, 6ft tall and of medium build.

He has the words ‘love’ and ‘hate’ tattooed on his knuckles with cropped dark brown greying hair and was wearing a grey tracksuit top and jeans.

The young boy has blonde hair and was wearing a jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms and red trainers.

Anyone with information is asked to call 999 or Essex Police on 01245 282103.