Appeal for witnesses after 9-year-old boy threatened in Bognor Regis

Police are calling for Witnesses after a 9-year-old boy was chased and threatened on his way home from school.

By Connor Gormley

Published 19th Apr 2022, 11:34 BST

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The incident took place on Monday, March 28. The victim reported being chased along London Road between 3.15pm and 3.35pm by an older child who claimed to have a knife, with which he was threatening to stab him.

The boy escaped unharmed, but police officers would like to identify his pursuer and establish the full circumstances of the situation.

The suspect has been described as a thirteen-year-old boy, with blonde hair and a chubby build.

Anyone who witnesses the incident or has access to helpful information is asked to contact the police online, quoting serial 1302 of 28/03.