Man arrested after ‘making an attempt to kidnap a baby from pram in TK Maxx’

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A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to snatch a toddler from their pram in a TK Maxx.

Police were called to the high street store in Bromley, southeast London on Wednesday following reports of an attempted kidnapping.

A suspect was arrested at the scene after ‘stating to the child’s mother that he will take the child’, the Metropolitan Police said.

The force said on X, formerly Twitter: ‘Suspect arrested in Bromley High Street.

‘On 28th August 2024, police were called to TK Maxx, Bromley where a suspect had picked up a two-year-old child out of a pram stating to the child’s mother that he will take the child.

A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to kidnap a toddler from its pram at the TK Maxx on Bromley High Street (pictured)

The force confirmed that the two-year-old girl was recovered and that a suspect was arrested for Kidnapping.

He remains in custody and the investigation is ongoing.