Child, 9, 'nearly snatched' by stranger near UK seaside town shopping centre and beach
Reach Daily Express | June 25, 2025 10:39 PM CST
A man was arrested after a 9-year-old boy was allegedly followed and grabbed in a popular UK seaside city. The incident took place at around 8.45am on June 13. near a popular beach and shopping centre in Brighton.
A man reportedly tried to grab the boy and then followed him along Dyke Road, near to St Nicholas Rest Garden. A 39-year-old man from Brighton was arrested on suspicion of common assault and possession of a Class B drug. He has now been bailed.
Sussex Police is appealing for witnesses.
You can contact police online or by calling 101 quoting reference 346 of 13/06.
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