14/03/2018

Investigation Launched After 9-Year-Old Girl Approached In West Belfast

An investigation has launched after a nine-year-old girl was approached by a man in a black van in west Belfast.

The incident happened at the junction of Woodside and the pedestrian entrance of Woodside Park at around 4.45pm on Tuesday, 13 March.

The man got out of the van and offered the girl some sweets. He asked her who she was and where she lived.

The girl immediately ran home and the van drove out of the area.

It is believed he was driving a black transit van.

The suspect has been described as aged in his 40s and of skinny build. He was wearing a black long sleeve jumper, black trousers and a black beanie hat.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

(CD/LM)

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