Police are appealing for witnesses following a botched abduction in Roehampton on Tuesday (September 22).

At about 8.50pm, a teenage girl was walking down Priory Lane when a black vehicle - possibly a Volkswagen Polo - pulled up alongside her.

The driver got out of the car and then tried to pull the victim inside the vehicle.

However, they were disturbed by a passer-by and the victim was able to escape her would-be abductors, who drove off in the direction of Upper Richmond Road.

Police have described the driver as a black man, aged between 20 and 30 years, wearing a black woolly hat with a brim, a faded blue top, blue jacket and dirty blue jeans.

He also wore a gold ring on his right hand and spoke with an African accent, say police.

A second man was also seen in the Polo and police describe him as white, with a small beard, wearing a black hoodie and speaking with an English accent.

Anyone with information should contact Wandsworth CID on 020 8247 8703 quoting crime reference number 0323050/09.

Alternatively to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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