Boy taken to hospital after attempted kidnap in South Yorkshire park

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Enquiries are under way into a report of an alleged child snatching in Doncaster.

Police received a report of an attempted kidnap last Wednesday, June 1, just after 2pm.

It is alleged that a man grabbed a young boy from his father on the park off Armthorpe Road.

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The boy was snatched on Armthorpe RoadThe boy was snatched on Armthorpe Road
The boy was snatched on Armthorpe Road

The man ran a short while with the boy before the father caught up with him and got his son back, it was reported.

The child was taken to hospital, but did not have any serious injuries.