Call to police that sparked 30-hour search for 3-year-old girl who said her mother had collapsed was a hoax

**Jenna** · 07-31-12, 02:58 PM

A call to police in England that sparked a frantic search for a 3-year-old girl who said her mother had collapsed was a hoax, police said after spending nearly 30 hours trying to trace the call. Two 10-year-old girls were being questioned Tuesday, West Yorkshire police said after the urgent hunt in the city of Leeds.

Earlier Tuesday, the police force had issued an appeal for help tracking down the child who called emergency services to say her mother had fallen down and was not moving.
She said she had shouted at her mother and shaken her, but she remained motionless on the kitchen floor with a piece of toast in her hand, police said in a release.
The girl said her name was Ellie. The call for an ambulance came at 10:53 Monday morning. Police announced just before 4:30 on Tuesday afternoon that the incident was a hoax.

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**Ducky** · 07-31-12, 07:34 PM

That would be a couple 10 year olds who wouldn't be able to sit down til after their community service was over. And even then they'd want very, very soft cushions.