Attempted abduction outside school

Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted abduction of a teenage girl in Coventry.

The 14-year-old girl was waiting for her father outside the King Henry VIII School on Warwick Road in Coventry when a man approached her and tried to make conversation.

The incident happened at around 1720 BST last Wednesday, but police have only just released details of the incident.

He grabbed her forcefully by the arm but she broke free.

West Midlands Police say the man then went towards Central Six shopping centre.

The man is described as Eastern European in appearance, in his early 20s, 6ft tall with a large build, and straight black hair below his ears.

He was wearing a white shirt and was carrying a brown suede jacket and a green and red umbrella.