A Northern Ireland woman has been arrested on suspicion of grooming a missing schoolgirl who was found 250 miles from her home, police in Surrey have said.
The teenager was found at an address in Church Road, Horley in Surrey on Tuesday, after she disappeared from her home in Cornwall.
A spokeswoman for Surrey Police said the force was liaising with colleagues from Cornwall and Northern Ireland.
She said: "Surrey Police attended an address in Church Road, Horley at around 5am on Tuesday 23 November following a request from Devon and Cornwall Police who were conducting a missing person's inquiry.
"Officers arrested a 35-year-old woman from Northern Ireland at the scene on suspicion of sexual assault on a minor and grooming of a minor for sexual purposes.
"Surrey Police is currently liaising with colleagues from both Devon and Cornwall and the Police Service of Northern Ireland and inquiries are continuing."
The PSNI confirmed they carried out a search in Cookstown, Co Tyrone earlier this week in connection with the investigation.
The woman has been released on conditional bail until a date in January.
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