Man kicked and punched during Wellington robbery

At around 11.15pm, the victim – a 20-year-old man – was sat on the railway bridge chatting to a friend when an unknown man approached them from the cycle path that runs parallel with the railway line.

The man did not speak to the victim and his friend but then a short time later two other unknown men walked onto the bridge from the Leegomery direction and started talking to him.

After a short period of time, the two men who arrived together approached the victim and he was suddenly attacked by them. The victim was punched and kicked a number of times, causing him to fall to the floor.

While the victim was being attacked, his friend managed to run from the scene in search of assistance.

A police spokesman said:

“Once the victim had fallen to the floor the men who had attacked him went through his pockets and stole a number of items from him.

“The men stole a Samsung Galaxy S3, two sets of keys and various personal documents from the victim before fleeing the scene towards Leegomery.

“The first man the victim and his friend saw – who did not join in the attack but is described as being white, aged in his late teens and as wearing a grey top and grey tracksuit bottoms – also left the scene at this point and also headed towards Leegomery.

“Although the victim was left with a significant number of cuts and bruises as a result of this incident he has been able to give us descriptions of the two men that robbed him.

“The first man is described as being white, aged between 18 and 20, tall and thin, with dark brown hair and as wearing a grey top, Adidas tracksuit bottoms and a black baseball cap with the peak turned to the back.

“The second man is described as appearing to be of ‘mixed race’, aged in his late teens and as wearing a black Adidas coat and grey tracksuit bottoms.

“Police officers investigating this incident are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed it, or anyone who believes they may know any of the men the victim encountered on the railway bridge.

“Anyone who believes they may have information about this robbery is asked to call police officers in Telford on 101 or 0300 333 3000, quoting incident number 740S 081013.

“Alternatively, please remember that information can also be pass on anonymously by call the independent charity, Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.”