A man has been arrested after reportedly trying to lure a young child away from a primary school in Ayrshire.

A member of the public reported the 55-year-old who was said to have been behaving suspiciously near Whatrigg's Primary School in Kilmarnock on Thursday morning.

Police attended and the man was arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

He is due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Friday.

A police spokeswoman said: "Around 8.50am on Thursday, May 17, police were called to a report of a man acting suspiciously on Whatriggs Road, Kilmarnock.

"A 55-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident."