Police hunt teenager after robbery and machete attack on bus
The Met has released an image of a teenager in connection with a robbery and brutal machete attack on board a bus.
The incident is alleged to have happened at around 5.15pm on November 17 last year in Brighton Road, Purley.
A 15-year-old boy was followed and then approached by an older boy, who threatened him with violence if he did not hand over his coat.
Following the robbery the victim went home and he and his mother drove around the area looking for the suspect, finding him near Purley Station.
They then called his father who went to the station, where the suspect was seen on the platform wearing the stolen jacket.
They went to confront the suspect who ran off through alleys until he arrived at Victoria Road, where he boarded a bus.
The father and his son managed to stop and get on to the bus and a fight ensued.
During the fight the suspect produced a large machete and the victim’s father received cuts to his hands and leg and the son received serious injuries to his hand.
The suspect then ran off.
Both were treated in hospital, the injuries were not life-changing
The suspect is described as black, aged 15 to 17, 5ft 11ins tall and with stubble on his chin.
Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 or contact via Twitter @MetCC. Please quote CAD 5488/17NOV
To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.
Pictured top: The boy police are looking for (Picture: The Met)
Everyone at the South London Press thanks you for your continued support.
Former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has encouraged everyone in the country who can afford to do so to buy a newspaper, and told the Downing Street press briefing:
“A FREE COUNTRY NEEDS A FREE PRESS, AND THE NEWSPAPERS OF OUR COUNTRY ARE UNDER SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL PRESSURE”
If you can afford to do so, we would be so grateful if you can make a donation which will allow us to continue to bring stories to you, both in print and online. Or please make cheques payable to “MSI Media Limited” and send by post to South London Press, Unit 112, 160 Bromley Road, Catford, London SE6 2NZ
