Teenage Boy With Leukaemia Robbed Of Mobile Phone

Friday, 11 March 2016 15:01

Police investigating the robbery of a teenage boy with leukaemia in Leeds have released a CCTV image of the suspect leaving the scene.

The 17-year-old victim was attacked and robbed at knifepoint at about 5pm on Monday (7/3) as he walked down a ginnel between Dixon Lane and Henry Avenue in Wortley. A gold-coloured iPhone 6 that had been given to him by a children's cancer charity was stolen.

The suspect, who was described as white, aged 19 to 20, slim, about 5ft 11ins tall, with a spotty complexion and a scruffy beard, rode off on a black mountain bike along Henry Avenue towards Kellet Road. He was wearing a black coat with a hood, black tracksuit bottoms and had a black drawstring bag on his back, which had a white Newcastle United logo on it.

Detective Constable Grant Lee, of Leeds District Crime Team, said: "As a result of our earlier appeal, we have recovered CCTV footage that shows the suspect riding off after the incident. Clearly the image is taken from some distance away and the suspect is not immediately identifiable but we hope it could help to jog someone's memory.

"We have received a good response to the appeal and we would ask that people continue to contact us if they think they know who may have been responsible or if they have any information that could assist the investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to contact DC 1421 Lee at Elland Road via 101 quoting crime number 13160101094 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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