WA man grabs girl, 12, walking on footpath

A 12-year-old Perth girl has managed to escape after struggling with a man who grabbed her by the wrist while she was walking on a footpath.

Police say the girl was walking on Hinchinbrook Avenue, near Ballymote Park in Ridgewood, at 8.45am on Wednesday when the man approached her, but she managed to break his grip and run from the area.

He is described as being aged between 30 and 40, with dark skin and short brown hair.

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