Man held after abduction attempt

A 33-year-old man has been arrested by detectives in Wiltshire in connection with an attempted abduction of a seven-year-old boy.

The child was playing with friends at the North Swindon Family Centre in Penhill on 28 May when he was enticed away by a man, police said.

The man grabbed the boy's wrist and took him into nearby bushes but the boy shouted and managed to struggle free.

Police have appealed for witnesses saying the area was busy at the time.

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