Appeal after stranger on train grabs baby from mum
Police said the attempted abduction happened as the child's mother was about to leave the train at Worksop
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Police are appealing for information after a man grabbed a baby from her mother's arms on a train.
British Transport Police (BTP) said a man "took off down the carriage" with the child as the train approached Worksop railway station in Nottinghamshire.
The force said "a relative managed to grab the baby back".
It happened at about 19:30 BST on 17 August as the woman was preparing to leave the train with her baby.
Police have urged anyone who recognises this man to come forward
The man, described by BTP as "a stranger", left the train at Barnsley.
The force has released a CCTV image of a man officers wish to speak to as part of its inquiry.
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