Police hunt mask-wearing woman who attempted to steal two-year-old boy from his mother’s arms in Nottingham

• Police hunting woman in mask who tried to steal boy, two, from mother’s arms
• The terrifying attack happened at around 5.55pm on Wednesday in Nottingham 

Police are hunting a mask-wearing woman who attempted to steal a two-year-old boy from his mother’s arms.

The attack happened at around 5.55pm yesterday in Nottingham.

The mother had one child in a pushchair and another in her arms when a female stranger approached, muttering under her breath.

She tried to pull the two-year-old from his mother’s arms before running away once she was challenged.

The suspect is a skinny white woman, aged 50 to 60, with a small build, wearing a blue face mask, a pink puffer coat with the hood up and dark blue jeans.

A mother had one child in a pushchair and another in her arms on Arnold Lane towards Friday Lane (picture) in Nottingham yesterday when a female stranger approached, muttering under her breath

Nottinghamshire Police were called and officers have made a number of lines of inquiry to track the suspect down including a CCTV trawl, forensics and door-to-door inquiries.

The force has appealed for dash cam footage from drivers who were in the Arnold Lane area at that time.

Neighbourhood Inspector Mark Stanley said: ‘This would have been a frightening experience for the mum, and we are treating this report extremely seriously. We have a team of officers working to locate the suspect.

‘We know incidents like this will alarm the public. 

‘So far, we believe this is an isolated incident and have had no further reports of this nature.

‘To offer further reassurance to the public we will be increasing patrols around the Gedling area while the investigation is underway.

‘It is imperative that we speak to the person responsible and are calling on the public’s help.

‘Anyone who may have been in the area at the time, including motorists with dash cam footage are being urged to get in touch.

‘Did you witness the incident, or do you know who the suspect is? We would really like to hear from you.’

Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident number 0706 of the 19th April 2023 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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