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Rathcoole parents concerned at approaches to children | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Police say four reports of suspicious approaches to children in a County Antrim estate have been made to them since the start of the month. | |
All of the reports have been in or around Newtownabbey's Rathcoole estate. | |
The latest happened on Wednesday evening, when a man driving a dark blue van approached a 10-year-old boy. | The latest happened on Wednesday evening, when a man driving a dark blue van approached a 10-year-old boy. |
Police have said they cannot confirm if the incidents are linked as yet because the children have given differing descriptions of those involved. | Police have said they cannot confirm if the incidents are linked as yet because the children have given differing descriptions of those involved. |
The 10-year-old, who was approached by the van driver on Tulleevin Walk on Wednesday, ran away and the man drove off. | |
Detectives are also investigating three similar incidents last week. | Detectives are also investigating three similar incidents last week. |
A mother, who did not want to be identified, told BBC Northern Ireland her nine-year-old son was one of the children who were approached. | A mother, who did not want to be identified, told BBC Northern Ireland her nine-year-old son was one of the children who were approached. |
She said he was on his way home from the local youth club at the time. | She said he was on his way home from the local youth club at the time. |
"A man pulled up in a car and spoke to him, asked him if he wanted to go bowling and they could go and get ice cream afterwards," she said. | "A man pulled up in a car and spoke to him, asked him if he wanted to go bowling and they could go and get ice cream afterwards," she said. |
"Thankfully he had the sense to run." | "Thankfully he had the sense to run." |
The mother said the experience had badly affected her son. | The mother said the experience had badly affected her son. |
"He has been absolutely petrified to go out the front to play. | "He has been absolutely petrified to go out the front to play. |
"He has been wakening up in the middle of the night crying because he thinks the man is going to know where he lives," she said. | "He has been wakening up in the middle of the night crying because he thinks the man is going to know where he lives," she said. |
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