A man (pictured) has been accused of attempting to snatch a young child before taking pictures of children through a Sydney school gate with a woman
A man has been accused of attempting to snatch a young child before taking pictures of children through a school gate with a woman.
He was pictured on Wednesday outside the gates of a public school in Sydney’s west with a woman who appeared to be taking photos on a tablet.
A picture of the man was shared to community page Police in the Area on Thursday, who said it had received a report of the same man trying to lure a young girl away from her mother at a Bankstown supermarket.
‘This couple were taking photos of school kids yesterday … police and school are aware of the incident,’ the page wrote.
The post went on to reveal the mother’s allegations against the man, who is believed to be in his 50s.
She claimed the man approached the child as she went to grab a trolley ten metres away.
The man asked the girl if she ‘had a Mac computer at home’, before telling her to follow him, the mother claimed.
The man was pictured on Wednesday outside the gates of a public school in Sydney’s west with a woman who appeared to be taking photos on a tablet
‘He goes ‘come with me and I will show you some really great things on the computer’,’ she wrote.
The mother said she rushed over and yelled at the man, who responded by saying he ‘just wants to have fun’.
‘I was about to bash him. Please ladies watch ur (sic) kids. Even if you can see them,’ she wrote.
‘Ladies be aware, I’ve seen him with my own eyes trying to convince my daughter to go with him in seconds.’
The mother said she reported the man to police, before urging the public to remain vigilant.
Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia on Friday that they are investigating the incidents.
They have urged anyone with further information to contact Bankstown Police or Crime Stoppers.
A picture of the man was shared to community page Police in the Area on Thursday, who said it had received a report of the same man trying to lure a young girl away from her mother at a Bankstown supermarket (pictured is Bankstown Central)