UPDATE: Brighton attempted abduction: Woman witness comes forward

By The Newsroom

Published 10th May 2018, 18:12 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:13 BST

CCTV footage released by police. Picture courtesy of Sussex Police SUS-181005-180404001

A woman who police were trying to trace who may have witnessed the attempted abduction of a girl in Brighton city centre has come forward.

Officers released a CCTV photo of the woman who was dressed in black and walking along Tidy Street moments before the incident on Saturday (May 5) at about 8.25am with an appeal for her to contact police.

Police said the girl was walking along Gloucester Road having been to post a letter at a letterbox in nearby North Road.