CHILD 'SNATCHER'

Cops launch probe into reports of attempted child abduction at B&M store in Kent

POLICE have launched a probe over reports a child was targeted in an attempted abduction at a branch of B&M.

Officers rushed to the store in Chatham, Kent at 10.35am on Saturday.

A spokesperson said the force had received reports of "suspicious behaviour".

"Officers are conducting enquiries into the incident," they said.

It's reported that a mum was approached by a woman who tried to take her baby from his pram.

CHILD 'SNATCHER'

A post which went viral on Facebook reads: "Today I experienced what no mother should ever have to experience."

The mum said she was approached by a woman who "asked to take" her son.

"Had he not been in the pram, or if I didn't have my wits about me, that woman would have taken him," the woman said.

"I quickly phoned my mum in shock and panic - I kept thinking, 'Did she actually just ask me that?'

"I told the staff immediately, to which they then told me the woman had every intention of taking him.

"She must have watched us go into the shop to then approach me."

The mum said she feels "sick" - and ended her post: "Please keep your babies close at all times.

"Never let them out of your sight."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Kent Police on 101.