Young girl victim of kidnapping incident following burglary in Sudbury

A burglary and kidnapping incident of a young girl taken place in Sudbury.

It took place at around 8.15pm on Thursday, September 7am, at an address on Hall Rise.

It is reported that an unknown man entered the rear of the property through the back door and encountered a young girl on her own in the kitchen.

He spoke to the girl before leading her out of the house into the back garden and then lifted her through an open window of the summer house, before fleeing the scene. The alarm was raised and the family, who were upstairs at the time, quickly found the girl.

The girl was not physically harmed but she and her family are being supported by specially trained officers.

The suspect is described as a white man, with a skinny build, ginger hair and yellow teeth. He is described as wearing dark clothing and distinctive white trainers with blue laces. He also wore a plain silver ring on one of his fingers.

Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Connick said: “This is a serious but fortunately rare incident and detectives are continuing to investigate the full circumstances of the incident. Anybody with any information or recognises the man from the description given are asked to contact police.

“As the evenings are drawing in and the temperatures are still warm we are advising the public to consider the security of doors and windows when it gets dark. You can find details at www.suffolk.police.uk/advice/home-safety “

Witnesses or anyone with any information, or who saw anything suspicious at the time is asked to contact West Suffolk CID, quoting crime reference 37/52327/23.

Website – http://www.suffolk.police.uk/contact-us/existing-report-update

Phone – Call 101.

Crimestoppers – Contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form: www.crimestoppers-uk.org