WITNESSES are being sought to a suspicious incident involving an elderly man and a young boy.

Police have said that the older man approached a nine-year-old boy, standing near to the carousel in the Old Market Place, and began talking to him. The man was then seen to take hold of the boy's arm, according to detectives investigating the matter which happened just after 11am on October 29. People who might have seen the incident are urged to contact Det Con Andy Cribbin on 01244 613835.

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