Schoolboy, 11, mugged for 25p
Police have appealed for help tracing two youths who mugged an 11-year-old boy for just 25p.
The schoolboy was attacked by two youths in New Parks Boulevard, Leicester, between 3.30pm and 3.45pm on Monday, September 10.
Officers said one of the older boys held the victim in a headlock while the other went through his belongings.
They took 25p and made off toward nearby Frolesworth Road.
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Detective Constable Louise Bettany said: "Although this is a very small amount of money the victim is understandably very distressed.
"We are keen to speak to anyone who was in the New Parks Boulevard area during the afternoon of Monday, September 10, and who may have seen two youths matching these descriptions.
"We would also urge anyone who witnessed the incident to contact us.
"Any information about the incident, no matter how insignificant, could help us with our inquiries."
The first youth is white, aged 16 or 17 and was wearing a black hooded top and yellow or green trainers.
The second is black or mixed race, aged 16 or 17, and was wearing a black hooded top with a yellow and black checked scarf covering his face.
He has a piercing above his left eyebrow and was wearing red, white and blue Nike Air Max trainers.
Anyone with information should contact Det Con Bettany by calling 101, or Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111.
Comments
by georgeisafish
Monday, September 24 2012, 9:44PM
“its a comments board. those are my comments. not a discussion. good day.”
by LikeItaLot
Monday, September 24 2012, 6:53PM
“Public stoning, well george you are consistant, you advocate this for any crime. Are you from a particular faction of any religion by any chance”
by georgeisafish
Monday, September 24 2012, 6:42PM
“25 pence? doesnt matter, the victim was mugged. muggers could have taken a 10k watch,900 quid in cash and a new iphone. mugging is mugging, find the culprit and stone their worthless lifes away. publicly, so the message gets out.”
by westleic
Monday, September 24 2012, 2:49PM
“I'm glad to see the police taking this seriously nowadays. Not so long ago when I was at school they weren't interested or if you gave them names they would promise to speak to the parents. This obviously made it worse so you just had to put up with it would progress beyond muggings. The more this problem is highlighted the better!”
by PLYMFOX01
Monday, September 24 2012, 9:23AM
“This just shows how sick society is. These thugs ought to be ashamed of themselves.”