A 12-year-old girl bit a man on the arm to escape after he grabbed her as she walked home from school in south London.
The schoolgirl was approached by an older man as she made her way home in West Norwood on Tuesday, April 26.
Police said the suspect dragged her along for a few metres before reaching inside her jacket for her mobile phone at around 3.35pm in Elmcourt Road.
The man allegedly ran away empty handed after the youngster sunk her teeth into his arm.
She was not injured during the incident, which took place near to Elmgreen School.
The suspect is described as a white man, with brown hair, a pointy nose and a London accent.
He wore a black, puffa-style jacket, scruffy trousers and black converse-style trainers and carried a brown satchel.
Police ask anyone with information to call Lambeth detectives on 101, quoting reference number 3811749/16 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
