An 11-year-old schoolgirl bolted from a man who 'approached her in the street' on Friday morning in Leeds.
West Yorkshire Police have launched an investigation after the girl was approached by a man who got out of a black car in Hunslet. It happened near to the junction of Sandon Mount and Sandon View at around 8.40am, which is just yards from Hunslet Carr Primary School.
He has been described as mixed race, with black hair and a black beard.
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A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "At 8.45am today, police received a report of an 11-year-old girl having been approached by a man who got out of a car near to the junction of Sandon Mount and Sandon View in Hunslet.
"The incident occurred at about 8.40am. The girl ran off and alerted nearby adults and the man left the scene in a black car. He was described as being mixed race, with black hair and a black beard."
Detective Inspector Mark Tester, of Leeds District Safeguarding Unit, said: “We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of this incident and would like to hear from anyone who witnessed it or saw a man matching the description in the area.
“We appreciate that an incident of this nature will cause understandable concern in the community, and we are working closely with our colleagues on the local neighbourhood policing team who are maintaining an increased presence in the area to reassure people.”
Anyone with any information should call police on 101, quoting log 354 of February 3.
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