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Man attempts to abduct boy, eight | Man attempts to abduct boy, eight |
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A man tried to snatch an eight-year-old boy off a street in Glasgow - but was stopped when four teenagers came to the youngster's aid, police have said. | A man tried to snatch an eight-year-old boy off a street in Glasgow - but was stopped when four teenagers came to the youngster's aid, police have said. |
The attempted abduction took place in Pollok at about 1645 BST on Thursday. | The attempted abduction took place in Pollok at about 1645 BST on Thursday. |
The boy was walking on Househillmour Road when the man grabbed him from behind and tried to drag him off. | The boy was walking on Househillmour Road when the man grabbed him from behind and tried to drag him off. |
Four teenagers intervened then chased the man when he ran off. Police have appealed for the youths, who were wearing tracksuits, to come forward. | Four teenagers intervened then chased the man when he ran off. Police have appealed for the youths, who were wearing tracksuits, to come forward. |
Sgt Jane Lawson, from Pollok CID, said: "The young boy has been badly shaken up by this incident and it's important we get this man. | Sgt Jane Lawson, from Pollok CID, said: "The young boy has been badly shaken up by this incident and it's important we get this man. |
"We would like to speak to the four young men who came to help him so we can get a full description of the suspect." | "We would like to speak to the four young men who came to help him so we can get a full description of the suspect." |
'Obviously traumatised' | |
One man who knows the family said the boy had been walking to his grandmother's house with some friends when the man tried to grab him. | |
"I don't know where he was trying to take him, but it is a bit of a shock. He is obviously traumatised," he said. | |
"He said he was frightened." | |
He said the attacker had been in his late 20s or early 30s and had been wearing a skip hat, with his hood pulled down. |