A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted abduction of a ten-year-old girl.

The child was playing in a garden with friends in the Carntyne area of Glasgow when she was allegedly approached by a man.

She informed her mother of the incident on Thursday afternoon, before the police were called.

The man was arrested in connection with the abduction attempt later that night.

A police spokeswoman said: "Police attended around 7pm last night after receiving a report of a man acting suspiciously towards a child in Carntyne.

"A 40-year-old man was traced and he has been reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with the incident."