A MAN has been arrested in connection with the attempted abduction of a five-year-old boy in a West London park.

The suspect is alleged to have approached the child in Northala Fields, Northolt at around 2:30pm on January 7, before picking him up and running a short distance away.

He was confronted by the youngsters mother and was forced to release the boy, who was unharmed.

A 27-year-old man was arrested at an address in Surrey on Saturday on suspicion of attempted abduction of a child before being taken into custody, The Metropolitan Police said.

Police had previously released a CCTV image of a suspect during the hunt for the perpetrator.

The force previously put out a CCTV image of the hooded male in a bid to track him down.

He was described as having a pale complexion and was of a slim yet muscular build.

He sported a blue/green hooded top with a small white logo across the front, ripped blue jeans and black trainers.

Detective Constable Ashleigh Nelson said at the time: "Incidents of this nature are very rare but I understand the concern it may have caused in the local community."

"I want to reassure people we are doing everything we can to find out who is responsible."

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