# Horror in UK seaside town as men in balaclavas ‘jump out of van and try to grab child’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/horror-in-uk-seaside-town-as-men-in-balaclavas-jump-out-of-van-and-try-to-grab-child/
- Published: 2026-11-05T07:12:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T08:26:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2263417/horror-uk-seaside-town-men
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror, UK, World

## Key points

- Two men allegedly tried to grab a boy in Weston-super-Mare.
- Police say there was no physical contact.
- Witnesses and residents with footage are being asked to contact police.

## Summary

Police are investigating a report that two men tried to grab a boy in Weston-super-Mare after getting out of a white van. The force says the men did not make physical contact with the child, and is working to identify them and establish what happened.

The incident was reported by the boy’s parent at about 8.45pm near the junction of Selworthy Road and St Ives Road. Officers attended within minutes and have spoken to the boy and his family; police are asking witnesses and anyone with relevant doorbell or CCTV footage to come forward.

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