A nine-year-old girl was approached by a man who attempted to put his hands on her as she played in a park.

The incident happened at around 4.15pm on Friday at a play park in Livingston, West Lothian.

The young girl was playing when the man engaged her in conversation before attempting to put his hands on her near to Ambrose Rise in the Dedridge area of the town.

Police said after the incident, the man headed towards nearby St Ninian's School.

The girl was unharmed but returned home and told her parents about the incident, before they contacted the police.

Detective sergeant Graham Garvie said: "At this time we are trying to establish exactly what took place during this exchange and would ask anyone who was in the area and saw anything suspicious to contact police immediately.

"The young girl has given us a good description of the male we are looking to trace and anyone who recognises him should also get in touch."

The suspect is described as being of Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi appearance and is believed to be around 18 to 20 years old.

He is thought to be around 5ft 10in with black hair, brown eyes and a clean-shaven complexion.

At the time of the incident he was wearing a light grey hooded top with a navy blue lining on the hood, grey skinny jeans and dirty white-coloured trainers.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101.