Boy, 14, threatened with 'knife' and robbed in Salisbury

Police investigate incident outside city school

Author: Mike DraperPublished 10th Apr 2022

A CCTV image has been released after a boy was robbed in Salisbury.

The 14 year old victim was threatened with violence and had his mobile phone stolen.

Police Officers investigating the robbery have released a CCTV image of two people they’d like to identify.

The incident happened around 4pm on February 28 outside Bishop Wordsworths School in Exeter Street, but details have only just been released.

A 14-year-old boy was approached by two older males believed to be aged in their late teens who made threats of violence and insinuated they had a knife before demanding the victim hand over his mobile phone. The victim was left feeling very shaken but fortunately was not injured.

ROBBERY SUSPECTS

The first suspect is described as white, male, approximately 5 ft 10 inches tall, average build, clean shaven with short black hair. He was wearing a black coat and blue jeans.

The second man is described as white, approximately 6 ft 3, of skinny build. He was wearing a navy blue hoody, navy tracksuit bottoms and had brown stubble on his face.

POLICE APPEAL

Police would like to speak to the two men pictured in connection with the incident.

Anyone with information should call Wiltshire Police on 101, quoting crime reference number 54220021524.

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