Witness appeal following suspicious incident in Winchester

We are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious incident in Winchester yesterday (13 July) where a boy was assaulted.

At around 8.30am, an 11-year-old boy was walking along Bereweeke Avenue and turned left into an alleyway between Taplings Road and Eling Close.

While walking down this alleyway, he was approached by a man unknown to him who put his arms around the boy’s waist.

The boy managed to free himself and ran off to find his mother.

We are treating the incident as an assault, however the boy did not sustain any injuries.

The man is described as:

-White

-aged 30 to 35

-black, shoulder-length hair with grey in it

He was wearing:

-a black puffa style jacket on with the hood up

-a black beanie hat

-white jogging bottoms

-trainers which were possibly Puma branded

Did you see what happened? Do you have any information that can help us?

Please call 101 quoting 44210275817 or alternatively, go online and submit information via this link https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/.