Police hunt woman who tried to 'grab' girl, 7, at a Tube station then claimed her FATHER was kidnapping her
A CCTV image of the blonde woman in a dark hat and dark clothes with a white collar who British Transport Police want to identify after she allegedly tried to take a seven-year-old girl's hand at West Ham Underground…A CCTV image of the woman British Transport Police are hunting after she accused a father of kidnapping his own daughter before fleeing West Ham station ahead of officers' arrival.
The incident took place at West Ham Underground station at around 8.30pm on Thursday, 15 October. A stranger began talking to the young girl and attempted to take her hand. When the father stepped in and pulled his daughter away, the woman accused him in front of onlookers before fleeing ahead of police arriving. British Transport Police released CCTV images nearly a week after the event.
The suspect is blonde and was dressed in dark clothes with a white collar and a dark hat.
Detective Constable Chris Petty said officers are 'doing all we can' to identify her.
Anyone who recognises her should text 61016, quoting reference 108 of 16 October.
