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This was the moment a woman was arrested seconds after she was released from prison.

Greater Manchester Police officers were waiting for the 44-year-old as she was was due to be released, having served time at HMP Styal , near Wilmslow .

But that brief taste of freedom was cut short in a moment, as officers immediately arrested her on suspicion of theft.

GMP says she had been identified as a suspect for a shoplifting offence last month in Bury , where it is believed she travelled to from Salford before taking 'various goods' from a store.

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She is currently in custody for questioning, GMP says.

PC Keiran Stodart, from GMP’s Bury Neighbourhood Team, said: “Our officers were aware of the suspect’s scheduled release, an

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