A mum has hit out after a stranger allegedly grabbed her daughter at a Bathgate funfair.
Sharon Dick mentioned she is 'afraid' to let her 11-year-old daughter Lacey out of home after the unnerving incident with the stranger at Bathgate gala on Friday Might 3.
Sharon mentioned the schoolgirl got here residence terrified after a wierd girl allegedly "grabbed" her waist when she was visiting the funfair within the West Lothian city with associates.
The teen frantically ran away from the grownup she didn't know, fleeing the busy truthful floor to attempt to discover a employees member, studies Edinburgh Stay.
Fortunately little Lacey ran to the doorway the place she discovered safety employees who calmed her down so she might cellphone her huge sister to return and decide her up.
The teen was in tears over the traumatic incident and got here residence shaken after what ought to have been a enjoyable care free time out.
Mum-of-three Sharon was horrified when the sisters returned residence in state of shock and phoned the police over the incident.
She defined: "Lacey was on the experience and when she got here off the experience within the present park, a girl with a ponytail bodily lifted her up from behind.
"She put her full fingers round her waist and lifted her up, however my daughter managed to get away.
"My daughter ran to safety on the entrance gate the place you come into the present park crying for assist.
"There was one other safety guard who adopted on and witnessed it, my daughter then known as her oldest sister to return to the present park and acquire her.
"Safety took the cellphone of my daughter to elucidate what had occurred and police have been then known as."
The alarmed mum then contacted the police over the regarding incident who investigated and claimed no criminality was established however did supply appropriate recommendation.
The mum continued: "We needed to attend police station on Saturday as we we waited up all evening on Friday as they did not seem, so we attended police station at 13.30pm on Saturday.
"Mainly they mentioned they're conserving an in depth eye on them and that is just about it, police mentioned they're at all times underneath the affect however they do not suppose their full intention is to steal youngsters apparently.
"I really feel actually disenchanted that nothing has been achieved, I am scared to let her again out. My daughter Lacey is traumatised."
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “On the night of Friday, 3 June, 2022, officers have been made conscious of considerations relating to the behaviour of two ladies on the Bathgate Gala.
"Enquiries have been carried out and no criminality was established. Appropriate recommendation has been supplied.”
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