TV appeal on 'CCTV abductor'

It will be the third time police have released footage of the man

Detectives are releasing new footage of a man caught on CCTV cameras trying to abduct a 16-year-old girl.

Hundreds of people called South Yorkshire police after they showed film of the girl being grabbed by a middle aged man before she managed to struggle free.

But despite subsequent appeals police are yet to identify the man that carried out the attack in Doncaster in June.

They are now launching a fresh nationwide appeal on the BBC Crimewatch programme, which will feature a reconstruction and new images of the suspect.

Detective Chief Inspector Richard Fewkes said: "The footage shows various different angles of this man walking through the Doncaster town centre area in the two-and-a-half hours prior to the offence taking place.

"It really gives an opportunity for somebody who knows him and is out there watching the programme to identify him to us."

The suspect is believed to be in his 50s

The incident, which took place on York Road, Adwick, at 0320 BST on Friday, 27 June, was captured by camera operators who were alerted by an off-duty police officer.

The last images released by police showed the suspected attacker walking through Doncaster town centre an hour before his attempted abduction.

Around 170 men were identified as potential suspects from the first images but police are still seeking their man.

Detectives now believe he might not be from the local area and hope a wider audience might be able to identify him.

Police have also released an e-fit of the suspect, who is described as 5 ft 10 in tall, aged in his 50s, with a big build and light coloured hair.

Crimewatch will be shown on BBC 1 on Wednesday at 2100 BST.