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Hampshire police have arrested a man after someone tried to pull down a boy’s trousers in the toilets of a Hampshire shopping centre.

An eight-year-old was in the conveniences at Princes Mead Shopping Centre, in Farnborough, when the incident happened.

He screamed and managed to escape the toilets, eventually finding his mum.

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The boy, eight, escaped the shopping centre toilets and ran to his mum after someone tried to pull down his trousers. Picture: Google Street View.

The boy did not suffer any injuries.

Following the assault, which happened between 1.45pm and 2pm on July 10, a man, 19, from Farnborough, was detained on suspicion of assaulting a boy under 13 by touching.

Police later released him on conditional bail.

Officers believe there are potential witnesses in and around the shopping centre toilets when the incident happened, after reviewing CCTV images.

They are appealing to the public for more information.

Investigating officer, Det Con Holly Searle, said: ‘We know that this incident is likely to cause concern in the local community.

‘However, please be assured that we are taking this report very seriously and have been carrying out extensive enquiries.

Man arrested after someone tried to pull down trousers of boy, 8, in Princes Mead Shopping Centre toilets in Farnborough, Hampshire

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