UPDATE: CCTV released following attempted abduction of eight-year-old girl

By The Newsroom

Published 6th May 2018, 16:00 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 05:44 BST

Police would like to speak to this man in connection with the incident

Police have released a CCTV image of man they would like to trace after a man attacked and tried to abduct an eight-year-old girl in the city centre.

Officers said a man followed the girl as she was walking home along Gloucester Road at about 8.25am yesterday morning (May 5) after posting a letter at a nearby post box.

As she turned the corner into Tidy Street he ran up and grabbed hold of her, pushing her to the ground.