A MAN has been arrested in connection with an incident outside a school in Taunton last week.
Avon and Somerset Police issued an appeal for information after an unknown man was reported to have taken hold of a child by the wrist outside Parkfield Primary School, in Parkfield Road, at about 3.30pm on Thursday, November 9.
The mother of the child intervened and the youngster was physically unharmed.
Officers have since carried out enquiries and stepped up additional patrols in the area.
A man in his 40s was arrested this afternoon (Monday, November 13) in connection with the police investigation and is due to be questioned under caution.
The child’s family have been updated.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: "We appreciate this is a sensitive matter, but would please ask people do not speculate on the circumstances as we seek to further our understanding into what happened."
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