Man tried to abduct 11-year-old girl in Polegate
The 11-year-old girl was walking along an alleyway near Farmlands Way on Tuesday December 5, at about 8.30am, when a man tried to grab her wrist, said Eastbourne Police.
The girl managed to run away and the incident was reported to police. She was left shaken but unhurt, say police.
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He is described by police as aged around 40, about 5’9” and fat. Officers said he wore a blue hoody under a black anorak style coat, blue jeans that were baggy around the legs and trainers.