Investigation into 'suspicious' incident launched after man in blacked out car pulls up alongside girl, 9, walking in Gosport

By Freddie Webb
Published 8th Feb 2023, 17:14 BST
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POLICE have launched an investigation after a blacked out car pulled up next to a child in the street.

The girl, aged nine, was walking along Tichborne Way, Gosport, when the vehicle pulled up next to her. A man talked to the girl for a moment before driving away.

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Police have described the incident, which happened on Monday afternoon, as ‘suspicious’. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: ‘Between 3.10pm and 3.15pm on Monday, February 6, a nine-year-old girl was walking along Tichborne Way, when a car pulled up alongside her and a man in the vehicle spoke to her as she approached the brow of the hill near to the traffic lights.

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The 'suspicious' incident happened in Tichborne Way, Gosport. Picture: Google Street View.The 'suspicious' incident happened in Tichborne Way, Gosport. Picture: Google Street View.
The 'suspicious' incident happened in Tichborne Way, Gosport. Picture: Google Street View.

‘The car was described as black, with blacked out windows and a broken rear light. Enquiries remain ongoing to determine the exact circumstances surrounding this incident and the interaction between the driver and the girl.’

Anyone with information is advised to call 101, quoting 44230051130.