Man approached young girls in Gloucestershire village and said he 'wants to kiss them'

A man approached two young girls in a Gloucestershire village and told them he 'would like to kiss them'.

Both of the victims, who are under the age of 13, ran from the scene after being approached by the stranger on 31 May in Blakeney.

It happened on New Road at around 11.50pm, police say.

A spokesperson from Gloucestershire Police said: "A middle-aged man approached the two victims, who were both pre-teen, as they were walking home and has told them that he would like to kiss them.

"The man was described as being white, aged around 40 to 50 years old, and was wearing a grey North Face beanie hat, a grey and white top and blue jeans."

Officers have carried out house-to-house enquiries following the incident and want to hear from anyone they haven't yet spoken to.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the force, quoting incident 21 of 1 June.