Pensioner robbed at knife-point

Reporter: Lucy Kenderdine
Date published: 04 July 2017


POLICE are appealing for information after a 75-year-old man was robbed at knife-point and stabbed in the leg in Oldham.

At around 9.50pm on Saturday, June 24, police were called to reports that a man had been robbed on King Street Roundabout.

A 75-year-old man was approached by two teenagers who asked the victim to hand over his wallet.

When the man refused, one of the offenders produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the leg.

The first offender is described as a 14-year-old white male, with wavy hair, wearing a black coat and dark tracksuit bottoms.

The other offender is thought to be a 14-year-old mixed race male.

Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 9770 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111