Police are investigating an incident in Callington yesterday in which a man allegedly barricaded himself inside a house with a child and refused to come out.

Police were called to Porthmellon Gardens in the town yesterday (July 23) morning.

Residents were asked to stay indoors while police negotiators dealt with the situation for what officers said was a ‘protracted period’.

The man left the property over lunchtime and has been detained. The child is being cared for.