15 Jun 2016

Napier police search for teen alleged to have grabbed woman

11:47 am on 15 June 2016

Napier police are looking for a teenage boy after a woman was grabbed on the street, in what they say was a sexually-motivated incident.

The woman was walking her dog in the suburb of Tamatea yesterday afternoon when she was approached by the teenager.

He tried to grab her before running away.

Police say the assailant, described as being about 15-years-old, had been seen in the area before the incident.