Man, 37, 'randomly abducted' seven-year-old girl as she walked along street with her mother in south London, court hears

By Katie Feehan For Mailonline 12:06 16 Sep 2021, updated 12:10 16 Sep 2021

Darren Colly is accused of randomly grabbing a child and running away with her
Westminster Magistrates Court heard he put the child down before fleeing scene
Colly, 37, denies child abduction and was remanded in custody until next hearing

A seven-year-old girl was ‘randomly abducted’ as she walked along the street with her mother, a court heard.

Darren Colly, 37, allegedly grabbed the child and ran away with her over his shoulder in Camberwell, on October 22 last year.

Colly then put her down and fled on foot, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.

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Darren Colly, 37, is accused of grabbing a child in Don Phelan Close, Camberwell last October, which he denies and was remanded in custody until a hearing at the court later this month

Luke Staton, prosecuting, said: ‘Suddenly the defendant approached behind the complainant, a seven-year-old child, he grabbed her, put her over his shoulder then ran around the corner out of sight.

‘When he got around three quarters of the way down Kimpton Road he then put the child down.

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‘The mother had been following and managed to catch up. She was reunited with child.’

‘The Crown say this was a random abduction of a seven-year-old child in the street,’ added Mr Staton.

Darren Colly, 37, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court accused of child abduction which he denies and was remanded in custody until a hearing at the court later this month

After the incident a CCTV still was circulated in the media, allegedly showing Colly following the mother and child, the court heard.

Colly, of Birmingham, denies child abduction.

He was remanded in custody ahead of a further hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 29 September.