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| Girl, 10, escapes abduction bid | Girl, 10, escapes abduction bid |
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| A 10-year-old girl managed to escape a man who attempted to abduct her in a second child kidnap bid in a Kent town. | A 10-year-old girl managed to escape a man who attempted to abduct her in a second child kidnap bid in a Kent town. |
| The man tried to grab the girl after approaching her in Frederick Road, Gillingham on Friday evening as she was returning home from a local shop. | The man tried to grab the girl after approaching her in Frederick Road, Gillingham on Friday evening as she was returning home from a local shop. |
| Police said they are keeping an open mind about whether the incident is linked to the attempted abduction of a five-year-old girl eight days earlier. | Police said they are keeping an open mind about whether the incident is linked to the attempted abduction of a five-year-old girl eight days earlier. |
| Officers are conducting house-to-house inquiries to try to locate witnesses. | Officers are conducting house-to-house inquiries to try to locate witnesses. |
| Ran home | Ran home |
| Patrols are being stepped up in the area and parents are being advised to be vigilant and warn children about stranger danger. | Patrols are being stepped up in the area and parents are being advised to be vigilant and warn children about stranger danger. |
| In Friday's incident, the girl was able to get away from the man and run home. | In Friday's incident, the girl was able to get away from the man and run home. |
| The suspect is described as a white man, aged about 40, with a moustache and scruffy hair and wearing glasses and carrying a bag. | The suspect is described as a white man, aged about 40, with a moustache and scruffy hair and wearing glasses and carrying a bag. |
| Police say many people would have been in the area at the time, particularly people driving home from work, and want to hear from anyone who saw the incident or noticed a man acting suspiciously. | Police say many people would have been in the area at the time, particularly people driving home from work, and want to hear from anyone who saw the incident or noticed a man acting suspiciously. |
| The attempted abduction on 28 June happened in nearby Windmill Road. | |
| A neighbour, Dawn Harvey, chased the man away after she spotted him trying to snatch the young child. | A neighbour, Dawn Harvey, chased the man away after she spotted him trying to snatch the young child. |
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