Teen Threatened At Knifepoint In Letchworth

31 October 2018, 13:06 | Updated: 31 October 2018, 13:08

Details have just been released of a 13 year-old who has been threatened with a knife in Letchworth.

Hertfordshire Police say he was walking near Chiltern View at around 3pm on Thursday the 25th Oct.

The youngster was asked by a man if he could borrow his mobile and made him change his i-phone PIN.

He's described as a black man, around 18 years old with an Afro hairstyle.

The man then took the victim’s black iPhone 7 and left, going down West View, turning left onto High View and then right onto Campers Avenue.

He is described as being a black man, aged around 18 years old, around 6ft tall with a large afro hairstyle. He was wearing a black Nike tracksuit and black Nike Air trainers which have red on the bottom.

PC Sue Loughran, who is investigating, said:

"Thankfully the victim was not harmed but this was a distressing incident for the boy and his friend.

I’m appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident or seen a man matching the description in the area around the time stated to please get in touch, as you may have information that could assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Loughran by emailing sue.loughran@herts.pnn.police.uk, calling the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference 41/49857/18, or report information online at www.herts.police.uk/Report.

Alternatively, contact the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.