I’m very grateful to the Brentwood Gazette for bringing this story to my attention.

In two separate incidents yesterday a sexual assault and an attempted abduction occurred in and around the Brentwood area.

In the first it is alleged that four men tried to get a young schoolgirl into a Range Rover in the Harold Hill area. Brentwood Gazette’s full story here

In the second incident another schoolgirl was sexually assaulted in the Rose Lane area of Brentwood by three men. Fortunately a passing dog walker intervened and as a result the assault was stopped. Brentwood Gazette’s full story here

Anyone with information is asked to call Brentwood Police on 101 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.