A man has been charged with kidnap, false imprisonment and blackmail after reports of a teenage boy being “forced into a car” in Bermondsey on Friday, February 10.
Aiden Lewis, 21, of Pier Road North, North Woolwich, was due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, 13 February).
On Friday morning police were called to Alscot Road, off Grange Road, following concerns about the welfare of a teenager who was reportedly forced into a car.
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A police cordon was erected in the area while police investigated.
Police say the boy was recovered “safe and well” in the early hours of Saturday, February 11.
Parents had been thrown into panic, with one local school telling them to contact its office if they were worried about their child walking home alone from school.
Detective Chief Inspector Amanda Mawhinney, based in Southwark, said: “I understand there was some community concern about this incident.
“I would like to stress that it was a completely isolated incident and an arrest has been made. I would ask people to refrain from any speculation online about this incident as a man has now been charged and legal proceedings are active.”
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