Ipswich: Police appeal after man grabs 8-year-old girl
Thursday, September 20, 2012
3:09 PM
POLICE are appealing for information after an eight-year-old girl was grabbed by a man while walking to school in Ipswich.
The girl was walking along Cedarcroft Road, Ipswich at about 8.30am on Tuesday, September 11 and came to the junction with Burke Road.
A man approached her, grabbed her wrist and tried to pull her across the road. She got free and ran to the nearby school.
The offender is described as a black man, of a thin build, about 5ft 6ins, with short black hair and aged 30 to 40. He was wearing a dark blue polo shirt and brown knee length shorts.
Anyone with information about the incident should call Pc Helen Mittell from Ipswich on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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3 comments
Im desperate for some advice. A man tried to snatchabduct my 8 year old son on sunday from the showcase cinema in Coventry, I was 30ft away from my son! The Police cannot find him or the offence on cctv or any witnesses, so have basically told us they cannot go any further with it! What can I do, I am desperate. The next child may not be so lucky.
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Sam Deeprose-Brennan
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The description of the assailant paints an all too familiar picture. It seems like one community is forever targeting another to me. But we mustn`t say so, of course.
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Supernova6
Friday, September 21, 2012
Whilst this is terrible, what parent lets an 8 year old child walk anywhere on their own! I grew up in a village in the country and my twin and I were still not allowed to walk anywhere alone until we were about 12!!
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JustMyOpinion
Thursday, September 20, 2012