Home News Top Stories
Alert after man tries to kiss teenager
A TEENAGE girl was left distressed after a man grabbed her and tried to kiss her as she walked towards a Redditch underpass.
The 15-year-old victim was walking along Southcrest Road towards the underpass by B&Q when the man approached her.
"He grabbed her and tried to kiss her before making off towards the store," said PC Steve Taylor, stationed at Redditch.
"This was a very distressing incident for the girl and we are appealing to anyone who was in the area or at B&Q at the time to give us a call if they saw anything."
The offender was Asian, in his early to mid 20s, 5ft 8ins tall, with short black hair worn in a central parting.
He was wearing a brown jacket and jeans and also had a moustache and a white pigmentation mark on his right cheek.
Anyone with information about the incident, which happened at around 9pm on Monday, June 26, should call officers on 08457 444 888 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
* Have your say on this story at www.birminghammail.net/news/yoursay
Copyright and Trade Mark Notice © 2008 owned by or licensed to Trinity Mirror Midlands Limited. Birmingham Mail™ is a trade mark of Trinity Mirror Midlands Limited. Please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement before using this site.