Photographs claiming to show a man who allegedly tried to abduct two teenage girls in Northland yesterday are being circulated on social media.
The image of a man, with blood running down the side of his face, was posted with a comment boasting about having "gave him a few", suggesting he was assaulted.
A 69-year-old man was arrested over the incident, where he allegedly tried to grab two girls, aged 13 and 17, by their wrists.
A Northlander yesterday posted the photographs of a man, his car and licence plate on Facebook along with a message: "Watch out for this c*** he kidnaps girls. Randomly pulls up and pulls them into his car. Tonight he tried to kidnap my cuzzy... on the main road in Whirinaki outside her house.