PARENTS ARE ON RED ALERT

Parents in Ballymoney and the surrounding area have been put on ‘red alert’ following two further reports of attempted abductions of children.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Dec 2014, 15:10 BST

On Thursday, a suspicious approach was made to a 10-year-old boy in the Carnany estate as he walked home from Leaney Primary School at around 3.15pm. It is believed a woman in black tried to grab him from behind.

She is described as 5ft 4” and was wearing a black coat and baseball hat which covered her face.

Meanwhile on Sunday it is believed another young boy was approached by a man and woman in a black BMW jeep in the Glebeside area who tried to lift him. The couple are described on a social media site as ‘a bald headed man who was driving with a woman in the passenger seat’.

Officers are investigating both incidents and urging parents to be vigilant.