A schoolgirl told police officers that she thought she was being "tricked" by a man who allegedly tried to abduct her, a court has heard.

The ten-year-old child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she was playing with a friend when a man approached her in Glenburn Road, Falkirk, on May 19, 2017.

She was giving evidence on the second day of proceedings against 51-year-old John Bermingham, who denies two charges of attempted abduction and assault.

Jurors at the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday heard the girl say the man told her and her friend that he lost a "really expensive" jacket.

She said he told them that he needed their help to find the piece of clothing, the little girls agreed to help him as they thought he was "a really nice guy".

But the little girl said her opinion of the man changed after two males , one of whom had facial tattoos, approached the trio.

She said the men asked them if she knew who the man was.

When the little girls said no, the two men told the little girl to go away from the scene to a house belonging to members of their family.

The little girl told detectives that the man tried to get to a house which contained "lots of treats."

She added: "He said there was a house that anybody could go into it and he said it was brand new and there was lots of treats inside."

The little girl said she later changed her mind about the man.

She added: "I felt like he was trying to trick us into going to his house.

"He said we should go there today but we never went."

Jurors were shown a video recording of the little girl speaking to police officers hours at Falkirk police office hours after the alleged abduction took place.

The child said she was playing with her friend - another ten-year-old girl when a man who was riding a mountain bike approached them at a playground.

She told the police officers that she and her friend agreed to help the man find his jacket.

They started walking to nearby woodland when they were stopped by another two men.

The little girl told the police that she knew the men and obeyed their instruction to go to a house belonging to their family.

She said she became concerned when she saw the men confronting the man they had been with.