News, views and top stories in your inbox. Don't miss our must-read newsletter Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Two Syrian migrants have told how they handed over a suspected paedophile to police officers after they allegedly caught him trying to undress a seven-year-old girl.

They were in the Idomeni migrant camp in Greece when they heard the girl's father scream: "He's trying to rape my daughter".

The men then rushed towards the woodland where the screams were coming from and found the man - an Afghan refugee - trying to undress a the young girl.

Bashar Al-Ali, 29, from Deir ez-Zuor, Syria, and Dldar Sedo, 24, from Aleppo, have told how they then managed to apprehend the suspect.

Read more:

They then marched him to Greek police officers who then made an arrest.

(Image: EPA)

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Mr Al-Ali said: "The Afghan man took her behind the toilets and then she started to scream. I ran over and saw that he was trying to remove her t-shirt and trousers. I grabbed him and started kicking him."

Read more:

Mr Sedo added: "We all heard the screams. People wanted to kill him but we said no, it’s not our job to kill him.

(Image: EPA)

"We are in a civilised country and we need to let the police take care of this."

Read more:

The two men were even photographed marching the suspect towards police.

(Image: EPA)

Other migrants tried to strike the suspect as they made their one-mile journey through the camp.