Boy, 12, punched and kicked in alley as two women tried to steal his phone
Police have released an image of a woman they are trying to find after a boy, 12, was attacked on his way home from school.
The child was walking home along an alleyway in Peterborough when he was approached by two women around 3.25pm on Thursday, May 2.
After refusing to hand over his mobile phone and school bag, he was then ‘hit, punched, kicked and pushed to the floor’, police said.
He escaped with his belongings.
The attempted robbery happened in an alley next to Churchgate, off New Road.
Yesterday, Cambridgeshire Police released a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak to as part of the investigation.
In it, the woman the woman is wearing a black outfit and has a tattoo on her thigh.
Police said: ‘Anyone who recognises the woman in the image should report it through the force website using reference 35/31127/24.
‘Anyone without internet access should call 101.’
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