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Boy, 12, robbed of iPhone in Dundee park
Published: 29th Apr 2012 10:47:37
A 12-year-old boy has been robbed of his iPhone 4S in a play park in Dundee.
The victim was in Lochee Park at 21:15 on Saturday when he was attacked by an older youth who kicked him several times before stealing the boy's phone and running off.
The suspect is described as being 17 to 18 years old, with a slim build and about 6ft 2in tall, with short, dark spiky hair.
He was wearing a black and grey Voi chequered shirt.
He was also said to have been wearing wine-coloured chino trousers and red suede Puma hightop boots with blue laces.
He escaped in the direction of the wooded area of Lochee Park with two other males.
One of them was said to have been about 17 with a slim build, 5ft 8in tall with shoulder length dark hair. He was wearing a red Adidas jacket with white stripes, black jeans and white Adidas trainers.
The other was also about 17 and wearing grey Nike jogging bottoms, blue Vans trainers and was carrying a black Element rucksack with white straps.
The victim was not injured in the attack
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BBC News, 2012. Boy, 12, robbed of iPhone in Dundee park. [Online] (Updated 29 Apr 2012)Available at: http://www.manchesterwired.co.uk/news.php/1425299-Boy-12-robbed-of-iPhone-in-Dundee-park [Accessed 24th May 2013]
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