The teenager was approached by a ‘man in a van’ in Jiggins Lane, close to The Cock pub in Bartley Green, shortly after the varsity bell rang on Wednesday, September 24
An investigation has been launched after a schoolgirl was approached by a person who allegedly advised her to get in his van.
The teen, who had solely just lately left Bartley Green college after the bell rang, was approached by a “man in a van” close to The Cock pub in Bartley Green, Birmingham on Wednesday.
She was stated to have been left “shaken” by the ordeal, with officers now supporting her. The college has reportedly despatched messages to oldsters notifying them of the incident.
The message from the Adams Hill college, shared on-line and seen by BirminghamLive, stated: “We have been made conscious of an incident which occurred final evening outdoors The Cock pub.
“A pupil was approached by an individual driving a white van and requested to get into the van. The pupil is shaken, however OK. This incident has been reported to the police. We will probably be chatting with pupils about their private security when in the neighborhood.”
The Mirror has reached out to the varsity for remark. West Midlands Police has additionally been contacted to see whether or not it’s linked to an analogous case in a close-by space over the weekend.
Thankfully, a nine-year-old boy managed to flee after a van driver tried to grab him off Church View.
The drive had already advised Birmingham Live the Church View abduction try was not linked to a different try on a schoolgirl close to Erdington’s Faulkners Farm Drive ten days prior.
Speaking on Wednesday’s incident, a drive spokesperson stated: “We’re investigating after a teenage woman reported {that a} man in a van approached her on Jiggins Lane, Bartley Green, at round 3.30pm on Wednesday, September 24.
“Officers have spoken along with her and are providing her help as enquiries proceed. Local officers will probably be within the space to offer further reassurance patrols. CCTV and doorbell footage is being retrieved and reviewed.
“We’d ask anybody who’s not but spoken with us to get involved by calling 101 or to message us on our web site, quoting log 3465 of September 24.”
