A witness appeal has been launched after two 11-year-old boys were approached and followed by a man in Mildenhall.

The two boys were walking along Emmanuel Close between 3pm and 3.45pm on Monday when the incident took place.

A man approached them from a church car park and spoke to them, before continuing to follow them.

He is described as being black, with brown hair, brown eyes, aged in his mid-thirties to early forties and spoke with an American accent. He was wearing a black hooded top, black jogging bottoms and white high-top trainers.

Anyone with information relating to this incident should contact PC Alexandra Waller from Mildenhall on 101 quoting MH/14/1336 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.