A seven-year-old girl was nearly abducted by a woman while travelling on the London Underground with her dad.
The woman approached the girl on Thursday evening at West Ham Underground station.
She tried to hold the girl’s hand, saying she wanted to ‘grab’ her.
The dad moved he and his daughter away from the woman, but she told bystanders that he was kidnapping the girl.
She then fled the station.
British Transport Police has released CCTV images to try and find the woman.
BTP Detective Constable Chris Petty said: ‘We appreciate reports of this nature are concerning and I would like to reassure the public that we are doing all we can to identify the woman in question.
‘We’re keen to speak to the person in the images who may have vital information that could assist our ongoing investigation.
‘If you recognise her, please text her name to 61016 quoting reference 108 of 16 October.’
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