Man who robbed from woman jailed for nearly two years

A man who robbed from a woman in a Peterborough alleyway has been jailed for almost two years.

42 year old Daniel Smith, along with two acquaintances including 40-year-old Lea-Anne Moss walked down St Pauls Road last December when he robbed the woman.

He punched the victim in the face and stole her mobile phone

Smith, of no fixed address was sentenced to 21 months and two weeks in prison.

Moss, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and in May was jailed for one day, having spent 140 days on remand in prison.

Detective Constable Megan Sims, who investigated, said: “This was a frightening incident for the victim and I would like thank her for her quick actions in calling 999 as soon as it was safe to do so.

“Our call takers were able to alert CCTV operators who tracked the offenders down and directed our officers to them, catching them with the victim’s stolen mobile phone.”