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Police hunting man who touched boy, eight, in Walsall town centre

An eight-year-old boy was touched inappropriately by a man in Walsall, sparking an appeal by police.

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CCTV of the suspect

Detectives have released this image of a suspect after the incident in the town centre.

The boy’s mother immediately intervened and shouted at the man to stop, before walking off to report it to police.

It happened on Park Street in the city centre on April 11 at around 12.15pm.

Contact Dc Leon Malpass from the Public Protection Unit by email at l.d.malpass@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting crime number 20WS/75096E/17