Police launched a manhunt after a man attempted to pick up a young girl in a park.
He ran away into nearby woodland when her parents went over to intervene in Nuttall Park, Ramsbottom It was reported the child was playing in Nuttal Park in Ramsbottom on Sunday at around 3pm when the incident happened.But her parents spotted what was happening and went over to him, so he ran away into the nearby woodland area.Detectives wish to speak to a man who is described as tall, white and wearing black gloves, a red bobble hat, a black jacket and had a backpack on.
St Andrew’s CE Primary School in Ramsbottom, where the girl attends, sent a warning to parents yesterday. Headteacher Damian Marsh wrote: ‘An incident happened in Nuttall Park, Ramsbottom, yesterday where a man attempted to grab one of the pupils from our Reception class. ‘Mum managed to pull the child from him and the man ran away into the woods. The police were informed about the incident and are dealing with this.
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