Police hunt two men in 20s who tried to force teenager into a van in Northamptonshire park

Police are hunting two men in their 20s who tried to force a teenager into a van in a Northamptonshire country park.

The pair sped off after being scared off when the woman's father arrived to collect her.

Detectives revealed the 19-year old was sat on a bench in the car park at Sywell Country Park after walking her dog when a dark van stopped next to her.

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: "Fortunately the woman’s father drove into the car park in Washbrook Lane to pick her up and she was able to walk away while the vehicle drove away at speed.

"The incident happened between 1.30pm and 2pm on November 5 when A dark-coloured van stopped next to the woman.

"One man got out, approached the woman and asked her name. He then told her to get in the vehicle.

"We have a description of the man who approached the teenager as being an Asian or Middle Eastern descent and in his 20s, slim and wearing a red baseball cap.

"The van driver is also an Asian or Middle Eastern man in his early 20s, 6ft and of a stocky build with black hair and a distinctive scar which ran from his hairline on the right side of his head and down to the bridge of his nose.

"He was wearing a black North Face puffer-style jacket, a dark top, grey trousers and dark slip on shoes."

Police are asking anyone who was in the Sywell Park area at around the time of the incident, or saw a van or two men matching these descriptions, to call 101 using reference 20000391156. Or, anyone with information who wishes to remain anonymous can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.