A 15-year-old boy was threatened, punched and then thrown from his bike in an attempted robbery in a South Gloucestershire village last month. The child was stopped while cycling home from school along Downend High Street outside the Horseshoe Pub on Tuesday, July 5 at around 3.30pm.
Avon and Somerset Police report that he was threatened, punched, and thrown from his bike, which was damaged by the offender in the altercation. Thankfully the victim did not require any hospital treatment.
The police would now like to speak to one woman who came to the aid of the victim. She is described as a white woman between 40-60 years old.
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She is described as having been wearing light blue jeans and had come out of the Young Lives Vs Cancer charity shop on Downend Road.
The offender failed to take the bike as the victim had tangled his legs in the frame.
The police said: "The victim described the offender as a teenage boy, around 15 years old, of slim build, black, with brown dreadlock like hair. He was wearing a black ski mask around his neck, a plain white, short-sleeved school-style shirt, black trousers, and black shoes."
If you can help, call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5222159693, or complete an online appeal form.
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