Police hunt woman over attempted abduction at London Tube station
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 10:44 · Archive
Police are searching for a woman who approached a seven-year-old girl at West Ham Underground station and told her she wanted to 'grab' her.
A woman approached a seven-year-old girl at West Ham Underground station on Thursday evening at around 8.30pm and told her she wanted to 'grab' her, according to police. The girl was with her father at the time. The woman attempted to hold the girl's hand before the father moved himself and his daughter away from her.
After being separated from the child, the woman told bystanders that the man was kidnapping the girl, before she fled the station. British Transport Police have released CCTV images of the woman as part of their investigation.
BTP Detective Constable Chris Petty said: 'We appreciate reports of this nature are concerning and I would like to reassure the public that we are doing all we can to identify the woman in question.' Police are asking anyone who recognises the woman to text her name to 61016, quoting reference 108 of 16 October.
How it is being reported
- Police hunt woman who tried to 'grab' seven-year-old girl away from her father at Tube stationThe woman approached the girl, who was with her father at West Ham Underground station, at around 8.30pm on Thursday.Daily Mail · 21 Oct, 11:19
- Woman ‘tried to abduct 7-year-old girl’ at London station as police release CCTVWhen the girl's father tried to get away from the woman, she told people at West Ham underground station that he was kidnapping the girlThe Mirror · 21 Oct, 11:13
- Search for woman after attempted abduction of girl, 7, in Tube stationThe woman approached the girl on Thursday evening at West Ham Underground station (Picture: British Transport Police) A seven-year-old girl was nearly abducted by a woman while travelling on the London Underground with her dad. The woman approached the girl on Thursday evening at West Ham…Metro · 21 Oct, 10:34
- Police hunt woman who attempted to abduct girl, 7, at London Tube stationA woman told a seven-year-old girl that she wanted to ‘grab’ her at West Ham Tube station, according to policeEvening Standard · 21 Oct, 09:55
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