THIS is the man detectives want to question in connection with the abduction of two small girls in Gillingham. The petrified schoolgirls were snatched by the man while playing outside their homes and subjected to a 15-minute journey through a built-up area to Gillingham Park.

The ordeal started when the man, aged between 40 and 45, enticed the playmates from the doorstep of one of their homes on Thursday, January 10 at about 7.30pm by asking them if they wanted to see his pet dog.

Gripping them by the wrists, he marched them at speed as they tried to struggle free, along Seaview Road towards Stopford Road, across Nelson Road, into Borough Road, into Napier Road and then into Oxford Road.

He took them to a wooded area in the park where he asked them to "touch him" before the girls managed to escape and run home. The man is described as of thin build, about 5ft 8ins tall with a long, pointed nose and wrinkly face.

Anyone who recognises the man or has any information about the abduction, is asked to telephone Medway police on 01634 884252.