Surrey Police received a report of a suspicious incident at Chandlers Field School, West Molesey. It is believed the incident occurred around 1pm on Thursday 8th June but was not reported for several hours. It appears that a nine-year-old boy was playing within the school grounds when two men called him over to a fence. One of the men asked the child his name before showing him what appeared to be the handle of a small knife.

The men were not within the school grounds and the boy was not threatened with the knife at any time.

The incident was reported to police by the boy’s mother.

Whilst we appreciate that this report has caused concern amongst parents we would like to reassure them that we are taking this report seriously. We have been making a number of enquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding this incident and we are looking at the possibility that there could have been a misunderstanding by the parties involved.

We are remaining in contact with the school concerned and we would continue to urge the public to remain vigilant and to always report any suspicious incidents via 101 or in an emergency 999.