POLICE are investigating after a masked man scared a 10-year-old child when he jumped out of bushes while partially clothed.
Just after 6pm yesterday evening (JULY 24) a man wearing an orange mask was seen in Seven Fields, Penhill.
A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said: "The man jumped out in front of the 10-year-old girl. He was partially clothed. No attempt was made to grab her.
"The child was quite distressed. The male then ran back into the bushes.
"Police attended and an area search was conducted of the bushes. The man was seen possibly heading out towards the Penhill area."
If you have information call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where information can be left anonymously if preferred.
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