Boy, 11, has phone taken on London bus by teen who tried to rob him and change security settings

Published date14 August 2022
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
The Metropolitan Police have today August 14 shared a CCTV image of the teenager, who approached his victim on the bus at around 4.25pm and asked him to give him his phone. Police said the older boy, who was described as around 5ft 6ins tall and wearing a black jacket and blue jeans, then fiddled with the phone, "appearing to attempt to change its security settings"

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The younger boy managed to quickly snatch back his phone before escaping off the bus. Detectives looking into the case have now released an image of the older boy they need to identify and speak with. They say he was wearing a black jacket, light blue jeans and white...

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