An 11-year-old boy was robbed of his mobile phone by a teen in Sunbury.
The Bishop Wand School pupil was walking home in Nursery Road at about 3pm on Tuesday when he was approached by the teen robber.
The robber reached over the victim from behind and demanded his mobile phone.
The victim, from Hounslow, struggled with the robber.
He was then pushed into a hedge which the robber also fell into.
The teen called his friends over to help him and managed to grab the victim's Sony Ericsson mobile phone.
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The robber is described as white, about 15, 5ft 2ins. He had dark coloured hair, a fat build with wide shoulders and a fat nose.
He was wearing a white hooded top with a thin horizontal blue stripe and the hood up, navy blue tracksuit trousers and blue trainers.
“The mother of the victim is offering a £50 reward to anyone who can provide information that leads to the suspect being brought to justice."
Detective Constable Phil Carter
Detective Constable Phil Carter, the investigating officer, said: "The victim of this robbery was an 11-year-old boy on his way home from school. Although not hurt, he was left shaken following the incident.
"The mother of the victim is offering a £50 reward to anyone who can provide information that leads to the suspect being brought to justice.
"Please call me if you have any information about this incident or if you recognise the description of this suspect. The suspect was wearing distinctive clothing at the time of the robbery so I hope that someone will know who this is."
Anyone with information should call D Con Carter at Staines CID on 0845 125 2222 quoting reference SL/08/682 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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