Attempted abduction, Lutwyche

Police are investigating an attempted abduction that occurred at a Lutwyche shopping centre today.

Just before 1pm, a man has taken a three-year-old boy as he was sitting with his mother. The man has started to walk away with the child when the mother’s yelling has raised the attention of people present in the shopping centre.

The offender has then released the child and has been stopped by members of the public and detained until police arrived.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with child abduction and is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow

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