Police have released an image of a man suspected of two attempted abductions on the same girl in Bristol.

On both occasions he caught his 15-year-old victim by surprised and grabbed her before she escaped his clutches.

The first attack took place on December 22, at about 1.45pm.

A girl was walking through a lane on Fortfield Road and Copthorne Close in Hengrove, when a stranger grabbed hold of her. She managed to fight him off and run away.

Avon and Somerset police spokeswoman Catherine Foster said: "Around an hour later she caught the bus from Oatlands Avenue to Redcliffe Hill, Whitchurch. The same man got on the bus and sat next to her.

"However she got off the bus at Redcliffe Hill, where she met her boyfriend and lost the man."

The second incident happened on Monday, February 9, at about 6.45pm, after the victim had been dropped off at the junction of Oatlands Avenue, Whitchurch.

Ms Foster said: "As she was trying to cross the road the same man approached her and grabbed her arm. He marched her towards a car that was waiting. She screamed and on doing so the man let go."

The suspect is white, of stocky build and around 40-years-old. He has a bald head and a pierced eyebrow and on both occasions he wore an army camouflage style jacket.

Police would like to speak to the man pictured in the e-fit they have released, as he may hold vital information that could help with their enquiries.

Anyone who witnessed either incident or knows who the man is should call Bristol CID on 0845 456 7000 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.