Police release E-Fit after woman is robbed in Oakengates
Police in Telford have released an E-Fit of a man they want to identify in connection with a robbery that occurred in Oakengates.
The incident occurred at just after 1.45pm near Wombridge Road on Wednesday 13 November.
A 36-year-old woman was walking her dog through the wooded area that runs alongside Oakengates cemetery when an unknown man approached her from behind.
The man pushed the victim to the floor and demanded her money and her phone while waving a small knife in her direction.
The woman said she had nothing to hand over but the man then grabbed her left hand and demanded two rings off one of her fingers.
Feeling very threatened by the knife, the victim handed over her wedding ring and her engagement ring and once he had these items in his possession the man immediately fled the scene.
A police spokesman said:
“The victim has been left completely traumatised by this incident and is utterly devastated to have had the two rings stolen.
“The wedding ring is described as a gold band with chamfered edges on either side, while the gold engagement ring is described as having a large central diamond and four smaller diamonds (eight in total) - set into the band - running down either side of the large one.
“Although the victim remains in a state of shock about this incident she has been able to describe the offender and has helped us put together an E-Fit of him.
“The offender is described as being white, aged in his late teens, as having a slim to medium build and as wearing grey tracksuit bottoms, a black zip up jacket and a dark grey baseball cap.
“We would ask people to look at the E-Fit we have released today and get in touch with us if they believe they can put a name to this individual.
“If we can identify this offender there is the chance we can get the two rings back for the victim and clearly this is something we would very much like to do.
“Anyone who believes they may have information about this incident, especially anyone who believes they may know who the offender is, is asked to call officers in CID in Telford as soon as possible on 101, quoting incident number 274S 131113.
“Alternatively, please remember Crimestoppers can also be called anonymously on 0800 555 111 if you’d rather leave information without identifying yourself.”
