A 9-year-old boy told police a man tried to abduct him and attacked him in an alley in Hunting Park Friday. Investigators say the boy later changed his story however.
Police are investigating a reported attempted abduction in Philadelphia late Friday afternoon.
A 9-year-old boy told police he was on 1300 McFerran Street at 4:25 p.m. when a man in his 30s wearing a white shirt that covered his face grabbed his book bag and dragged him into an alleyway. The boy said the man chained him to a fence and began to attack him. The boy told police he then screamed, drawing the attention of neighbors, and the suspect ran away.
The boy was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for an evaluation. Police say the boy's story regarding what happened later changed and at this point they're unsure if it actually occurred. They are currently conducting interviews and looking for surveillance video.
