Burnham-On-Sea police have issued an appeal for information after a 37-year-old woman was the victim of a robbery in the town last Thursday (November 22nd).
The woman was walking along an alleyway between Southern Avenue and another footpath that runs alongside the Apex Park lakes when the incident happened at around 6.45pm.
The officer in charge of the case, DC Mark Schofield, said: “She was approached by two men – one of whom asked to use her mobile phone. She said she did not have one so they pushed her against the wall of a house and went through her coat pocket.”
“They took two cigarettes and some tablets then pushed her to the ground. They ran off to the skate park area by the Apex Lake. The victim sustained grazing to her face and knee.”
Both of the offenders are described as being white males, about 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build.
Both were wearing dark coloured hooded jackets with the hoods up. One of them had florescent strips on the rear of his trainers which she noticed as he ran away.
Anyone who has any information about the incident should call Bridgwater CID on 0845 4567000.
