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Penge attempted child abduction- False allegation

pengeuser
22 Jul '16

This may get removed but I would like to make it known that the alleged attempted kidnap of a child last month in Penge Lane has now officially been confirmed by the Police as a false allegation.
The original topic was closed when I stated this and has not been updated.
As I know the person who’s description was given and they were subsequently questioned about this, I feel I must make it known that it was a completely made up allegation .
Thank you and hopefully all of you parents can sleep that little bit easier.

RachaelDunlop
22 Jul '16

Thanks for the update. @anon5422159 - did the police get back to you on this?

@pengeuser I hope you understand why the previous thread was closed until the case was resolved.

pengeuser
22 Jul '16

The police have confirmed with the person questioned that they believe it was a false allegation and it has been reported on another news sites (Bromley Times)

anon5422159
22 Jul '16

@pengeuser thanks for responding again. Here is the Bromley Times article:

As Rachael mentioned, I hope it was clear that our closing the original thread was nothing personal - we just wanted to hold off until an official update as this was a sensitive subject involving children.

anon5422159
22 Jul '16

The police never got back to me, no

Pauline
22 Jul '16

Thanks for the updates @pengeuser & @anon5422159