[26 JAN 01] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Girl Aged Nine Grabbed By Tattooed Man

A man with a spider tattooed on his head tried to grab a nine-year-old girl as she rode in the dark in a Coventry street yesterday.

He approached the youngster in Partridge Croft, Foleshill at 4.30pm and grabbed her around the waist

The terrified youngster rode off quickly to find her parents and the man ran off in the direction of Proffitt Avenue.

He is bald and has a tattoo of a spider on the crown of head and wore a red jacket, possibly a Nike jacket, with a tick on the back. The girl said the man was “older than her dad”, who is in his mid-30s.