Man Attempts To Kidnap Teenager In Underpass

An attempt by a man to drag a teenager away from an underpass is being treated as kidnap, police have said.

The man approached the young woman – in her late teens – as she walked through an underpass in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, at 9.30am on Monday.

"Initially the offender tried to engage her in conversation and walked alongside her," a Thames Valley Police spokesman said.

"Then he grabbed her by the waist and started dragging her away."

The spokesman added: "She managed to grab on to some railings and call the police on her mobile phone.

"At this point the offender ran off.

"The victim sustained cuts to her hand and elbow."

The man is described as being Asian, with some facial stubble, and 5ft 7in tall.

He was dressed in a grey jumper or sweatshirt with a red top underneath, a dark-coloured jacket and tan-coloured trousers.

Detective Constable Stuart Malham said: "We want to speak to anyone in the area at the time of the incident, in particular several people who passed the victim as she was being held by the man.

"They may have assumed there was a domestic argument going on.

"This was not the case and any information they may have could be vital to the investigation."

A 34-year-old man, from Slough, Berkshire, has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap.


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