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The suspect seized but later released the boy, aged five, in Northala Fields on 7 January
The child was left unharmed after the incident in Northala Fields. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Getty Images
The child was left unharmed after the incident in Northala Fields. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Getty Images
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A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted abduction of a five-year-old boy in a park in west London.
The suspect picked up the child at about 2.30pm on 7 January at Northala Fields, Northolt, before running a short distance carrying him. The suspect put the boy down after his mother confronted him, and the child was unharmed by the incident.
Man arrested over ‘attempted abduction’ of five-year-old boy in west London April Roach
A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged attempted abduction of a five-year-old boy in a west London park.
The suspect allegedly picked up the child at around 2.30pm on January 7 at Northala Fields, Northolt, before running a short distance carrying him, said the Metropolitan Police.
The suspect is then said to have put the little boy down after his mother confronted him, and the child was unharmed by the incident.
Scotland Yard said a 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction of a child at an address in Surrey on Saturday and taken into custody.
Police hunt man over attempted abduction of boy, 5, snatched in front of mum
The Metropolitan Police said the individual ran a short distance with the five-year-old after allegedly snatching him in front of his mum in Northala Fields in Northolt in the London Borough of Ealing
The Metropolitan Police said a man picked up the boy at around 2.30pm on Thursday January 7 (Image: Metropolitan Police)
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Detectives are hunting for a man after boy, five, was taken in front of his mother
Boy approached by man in Northolt, West London, who picked him up and ran off
Man was then confronted by boy s mother at Northala Fields and put him down
Police have said they are doing everything we can to find out who is responsible