The police have launched an urgent “kidnap probe” after a girl was allegedly bundled into the back of a van.
A woman who had been walking her dog on Jobs Lane in Coventry reported to West Midlands Police that a young girl had been “kidnapped”.
West Midlands Police confirmed they are now investigating the reported kidnapping.
Officers were dispatched at around 10pm on August 19, with enquiries being conducted, but no offences disclosed.
The police said witnesses can provide any information they have in relation to the incident by calling 101.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We were called to Jardine Crescent, Coventry, shortly after 10pm (August 19).
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The news follows a Nigerian migrant squaring up to a judge while in court, accused of sexually assaulting two women when he was staying in a taxpayer-funded hotel.
Olusola Kamson, 31, groped two women on separate occasions in Islington, north London, on August 7 and August 12, Highbury Magistrates’ Court heard.
The court was told that the 31-year-old had been staying at the Thistle City Barbican Hotel at the time of the alleged assaults.
The defendant appeared in court wearing a grey prison tracksuit, accompanied by three prison guards.
Avnita Bhudia, defending, said: “I have spoken to the doctor, and Mr Kamson was seen by the mental health team in court, assessed under the Mental Health Act.
“He will have to be sectioned and sent to a hospital at a later date.”
This prompted the accused to yell: “What about an A&E department? I have never signed anything with her. I don’t know who she is.”
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PAMagistrate Gerry Teague told the 31-year-old to stand up before informing him that they did “not have enough information to deal” with his case.
Kamson – who fled his country – demanded to speak to the Nigerian embassy before again claiming that Ms Bhudia was not his defence counsel.
The Nigerian national then proceeded to square up to Mr Teague and put his head on the glass panel.
He screamed: “Give me an opportunity to speak. I have never seen the lawyer in my life. Why is she representing me?”
Before the defendant was hauled off to the cells, he told the magistrate: “Just watch.”