Police are hunting a man after an alleged kidnapping attempt in Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs.
A man of Middle Eastern appearance driving a gray Audi Q3 SUV allegedly told an 11-year-old girl to get into his car in broad daylight on March 28.
The girl was walking home from school in Doncaster East when she was approached.
Assignment Freelance Photo On March 28, an attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl took place in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster East
Around 2:40 p.m. Thursday, the girl was on Landscape Road as the man drove east before making a U-turn and stopping a short distance from the girl, police said in a statement released Monday.
“Investigators have learned that the unknown man ordered the girl to get into the car,” police said.
The 11-year-old girl ran away and hid in nearby bushes, and police believe the Audi took off south on Taurus Road.
Assignment Freelance photo An attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl took place in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster East on March 28
The girl gets help from a local resident.
“The man is believed to be of Middle Eastern appearance with tanned skin, black hair, a black beard and a moustache,” the statement said.
The Audi driver was wearing sunglasses with brown lenses and a gray T-shirt.
Information can be submitted confidentially through Crime Stoppers, and police are urging any witnesses to contact authorities.