{"id":63626,"date":"2025-04-30T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63626\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:40:09","slug":"urgent-appeal-after-man-tried-to-abduct-four-year-old-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/63626\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent appeal after man tried to abduct four-year-old in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An investigation is underway after a man tried to grab a child&#8217;s arm on a major commuting route.<\/p>\n<p>The four-year-old infant was walking with a female along Bristol Road South in Longbridge when they were approached by a male, around 11.30am today.<\/p>\n<p>The man then attempted to grab the child\u2019s arm but was stopped by the woman.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/dog-owners-face-new-uk-31528376?int_source=nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dog owners face new UK rule which kicks in on Wednesday and comes with \u00a31,000 fine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dog owners face new UK rule which kicks in on Wednesday and comes with \u00a31,000 fine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/birmingham-railway-bridge-struck-again-123811424.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham railway bridge struck again as lorry toppled and trains halted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham railway bridge struck again as lorry toppled and trains halted<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/thugs-film-themselves-smashing-way-153331655.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read More: Thugs film themselves smashing their way through community centre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Thugs film themselves smashing their way through community centre<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>He is then said to have fled towards McDonalds.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>The child was not injured and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Midlands Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">West Midlands Police<\/a> are supporting the child and their family as try to trace the person involved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CCTV is being reviewed and officers have been speaking to people in the area as our investigations continue.<\/p>\n<p>Insp Matt Shaw from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Birmingham<\/a> Police, said: \u201cWe understand how distressing the incident will be to the community but rest assured we are taking this incredibly serious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are appealing for anyone who was in the vicinity at the time to speak to us if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who saw happened or has door-bell, CCTV or dashcam footage is being urged to contact the force immediately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;d ask everyone in the area to support us by coming forward with any information they may have and to check door-bell cameras or dashcams in their cars, for any footage which may assist our enquiries.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have stepped up our patrols in the area. If you see officers out and about and have any concerns please speak to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with any information is asked to contact us via Live Chat on our website or call 101 quoting 20\/225234\/25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An investigation is underway after a man tried to grab a child&#8217;s arm on a major commuting route.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63627,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,14293,748,393,4884,27704,16,15,7830],"class_list":{"0":"post-63626","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-birmingham-police","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-publishing-services","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-west-midlands-police"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114428380720494489","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}