Man charged with grabbing girl, 12, on Gold Coast

A man is accused of grabbing a girl by the shoulders on the Gold Coast yesterday, before running away.

The 12-year-old girl was walking on the footpath near Miles Street just before 9am when a man she did not know allegedly grabbed her, then released her and fled the area.

The grab was forceful enough to cause bruising.

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Police arrested a 21-year-old man in Kirra at 10.15am and charged him with assault occasioning bodily harm.

He will face court in Coolangatta on January 12 next year.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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