Police investigating a report of a robbery involving an 11-year-old girl have released CCTV images of a man they would like to identify whom they believe could help with enquiries
At 5pm on Friday 5 April, it is reported that an 11-year-old girl was walking along Blackburn Road and Meadow Bank Road on the phone to her friend when an unknown male snatched her phone from her hand.
The girl’s phone case contained her bank card which was used for several transactions after it was taken.
Officers would like to speak to the man shown in the CCTV images as they believe he could help with enquiries.
The man is described as aged between 18 and 25, of a medium build, of Asian or Eastern European ethnic appearance. He also has a dark moustache.
“If you can help, you can pass information on by calling us on 101, quoting incident number 730 of 5 April 2024.”
