Mum’s warning after scare by kerb crawler
A MUM has issued a warning to others after she was followed by a man who tried to entice her into his car in Rochdale.
GMP say they have received two separate reports of women within a twomile radius being approached by a man in a black Seat on Tuesday morning.
Now one of the women has spoken to the M.E.N. about her terrifying ordeal, warning others to be on their guard.
Kerry Holden was waiting for a work colleague to pick her up on Bridgefold Road at around 9.30am when she noticed a car drive past her several times.
The man behind the wheel pulled up to the kerb and tried to talk to her, asking the 30-year-old mum-of-one to get in his car.
Kerry bluntly refused, demanding he leave her alone, but he persisted, telling her again and again to get in the vehicle.
She said: “He found this amusing and was smirking.
“I wasn’t particularly scared at first, but when he opened the car door and started telling me to get in so he could speak to me, I started to shake.
“I felt sick and instinctively held my phone up to him. As soon as he saw me do this he drove away very quickly around the corner. I tried to follow to get a picture of the licence plate but he was too quick.”
Kerry, who is a support worker for vulnerable people, believes she was targeted by the man because he thought she was a younger girl. She added: “I think that upon approaching me he had thought I was younger than I am. I wore no make up that day and do often get mistaken for a younger girl.
“The most worrying thing to me is the fact that a younger girl may have approached the car.”
In a bid to warn others, Kerry shared her experience on Facebook and so far her post has been shared more than 800 times.
Police confirmed they were investigating the incident and said that they had received a similar report from another woman nearby less than an hour before.
A GMP spokesman said in the second incident, the victim had been walking along Hamer Lane at around 8.40am when she too was followed by a man in a black Seat for around five minutes.
He also repeatedly asked her to get inside the vehicle.
On both occasions, the suspect was described as being Asian, in his late 20s to early 30s, with a small but stocky frame and he was wearing darkcoloured clothing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.