West Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following the attempted robbery on a mother with her baby in Leeds.
The incident happened at around 5:30pm on Saturday 16th November when the 21 year old victim was walking in the park near Abbey House Museum, on Kirkstall Road. The man approached the victim and asked for the time. As she walked on, the man then ran up to her and put her hand in her coat pocket, knocking her into the pushchair causing her and her baby to fall to the ground. Thankfully, neither were injured and nothing was stolen before the man ran off in the direction of Horsforth.
He was described as white, about 5ft 9ins tall, and of stocky, medium build. He was wearing a dark zip-up jacket and dark jogging bottoms.
Officers are looking into whether it is linked to a street robbery that occurred at about 3am on Sunday 17th November involving a similarly described suspect. A 19-year-old man was approached near to TGI Friday’s, in Kirkstall Road, by a man who asked him the time. When the victim looked at his phone, the suspect barged him out the way and ran off with it.
Anyone who witnessed either incident or has been approached and asked for the time by a man matching the description in the same area is asked to contact Leeds District Crime Team via 101 quoting crime reference 13190589573 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
