Witness appeal after young girl approached by man in Mendlesham

The 11 year-old was unhurt.

Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 28th Apr 2021

Police have launched a witness appeal after an 11 year-old girl was approached by an unknown man in Mendlesham.

The child was on a footpath on Glebe Way on Friday 23rd April, when she was approached by an elderly man who commented that she "looked pretty" before reaching out to her.

The girl went home and was unhurt.

Police say the man's described as white, aged 75 to 80, average build, with white hair and white tufts, had a distinctive gold tooth to the right side, and was wearing a cream coloured shirt.

Anyone who knows who the man is, or saw what happened, is asked to call police on 101 quoting reference 37/20722/21.

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