A major police investigation has been launched after a young boy was reportedly ‘snatched’ off the street by two men in a white van.
The 10-year-old was grabbed in Coxheath, near Maidstone, Kent, on Tuesday morning before being blindfolded and taken to a nearby woodland.
Police confirmed the child was later found safe and well but his frantic parents have warned others to ‘keep an eye’ on their children.
Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the alarming incident.
A force spokesman said: “We were contacted at 4pm on Tuesday February 16 and it was reported that a boy had been approached in Coxheath.
“Officers attended and the boy was located safe and well.”
He added: “Officers are carrying out initial enquiries to establish the full circumstances.”
An appeal put online on behalf of the boy's parents urged parents: 'Please, please keep eye on your children'.
It added: “Anyone that knows anything contact the police, this is bad enough (with) what’s going on in the world let alone our children.”
