AN investigation has been launched into a report that a ten-year-old girl was approached by a man.

The incident happened on Monday as the girl walked along Ketton Road in Hardwick, near Stockton, behind The Sheraton Pub, in the direction of the University Hospital of North Tees.

The girl was approached by the man, who got out of a white van similar to a Transit van, at around 8am.

He grabbed her by her coat before she ran off and the man got back into the vehicle and drove away.

The man is described as white, around 30-years-old, approximate 6 ft tall and wearing dark clothing.

  • Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101.