POLICE are appealing for two good Samaritans who stopped a knifepoint robbery in Edgware to contact them.
An 11-year-old boy in Jewish Free School uniform was being attacked in Edgwarebury Lane, at the junction with Station Road, at 3.55pm last Wednesday when the man and woman walking a white dog intervened.
The couple, aged around 40, chased off the suspect, who is described by police as a 5ft 7in black teenager about 13 years old, who was wearing a black hooded jacket and possibly met up with two other black teenagers on the way to the bus station.
Detective Constable Mike Paton, who is investigating the case, said: “I would urge these two good people who helped the boy to contact me to help me in the investigation of this crime.
“Their eye witness statements could be crucial in identifying the attacker and bringing him to justice.”
Witnesses should contact DC Mike Paton on 0300 123 12 12, quoting reference 2403453/11, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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