Police charge Hampshire man, 51, after attempted abduction of toddler from pushchair

A 51-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with attempted child abduction after an incident involving a two-year-old girl near a Hampshire park.
By Richard Lemmer
Published 8th Feb 2021, 08:12 BST
Updated 8th Feb 2021, 12:30 BST
Police have arrested a 51-year-old man after the attempted abduction of a toddler near a Hampshire park. Stock Picture: Habibur RahmanPolice have arrested a 51-year-old man after the attempted abduction of a toddler near a Hampshire park. Stock Picture: Habibur Rahman
Police have arrested a 51-year-old man after the attempted abduction of a toddler near a Hampshire park. Stock Picture: Habibur Rahman

A 25-year-old woman was pushing her daughter in a pushchair when they were approached by a man near Eastrop Park in Basingstoke at 4pm on Thursday.

He began speaking with the women, before trying to take the girl out of the pushchair.

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Now, Mohamed Jarboui, 51, of New Street in Basingstoke, has been charged with attempted child abduction.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court later.

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