COPS are hunting for a woman they believe tried to lure an eight-year-old boy away from his family with a sick sex comment.

       The schoolboy's mother heard the sexually explicit comment the woman made to her son at Waterloo station in London and confronted her.

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       The woman is wearing a yellow coat and black trousers and shoes Credit: SWNS

       Police said the woman then walked away but again approached the youngster as he sat on a bench with his family.

       The woman then tried to coax him away, making a sexual comment to him just before 8pm on December 22, cops said.

       Detectives have now released CCTV images of a woman cops want to question as they believe she might have information about the incident.

       A spokesperson for British Transport Police (BTP) said: "Officers investigating an incident during which a woman made a sexually explicit comment to a child are releasing CCTV images in connection.

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       "At just before 8pm on Wednesday December 22,2021, a woman approached an 8-year-old child who was sat on a bench at Waterloo station with his family.

       "The woman then made an effort to lure the child away from his family before making a sexually explicit comment to him.

       "The child's mother heard the comment and confronted the woman who then walked away from the victim and his family.

       "Officers believe the woman in the CCTV images may have information which could help their investigation."

       Anyone who recognises the woman, or has any information about the incident, can contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 499 of 22/12/21 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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       Police released a CCTV image of the woman Credit: SWNS 3

       The woman was seen at Waterloo train station in London Credit: SWNS