A balaclava-wearing man jumped out of a bush and grabbed a teenage boy as he was walking home, say police.

The 13-year-old was grabbed by his clothes by a man who was hiding in bushes as he walked down Shaftesbury Road, Carshalton, last week.

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The teenager managed to get away and walked home quickly, and reported what happened to his parents.

Police were alerted at 5.30pm on Thursday, November 19, the same day the boy was grabbed.

The man was described as 5ft 10in and of average build. He was seen wearing a black balaclava, a grey zip-up hoodie, bottoms and black trainers and approached the teen between 4.10pm and 4.20pm.

Anyone with information should call Sutton police on 101, quoting reference number 4012404/15, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.