Schoolboy robbers attack woman
12:09pm Friday 28th September 2001
A woman was attacked by two teenage robbers in school uniforms who stole her handbag on Wednesday.
The 44-year-old woman was walking down Gatestone Road when she was attacked by the two youths at 8.40am on September 26.
She was grabbed from behind and the suspects smashed her face into the wall as they snatched her shoulder bag containing credit cars, keys and her mobile phone.
The woman was left with a graze on her chin and a bruised face after the suspects ran off.
Both teenagers were 6ft, white, aged around 17 years old and wore black school uniforms with a white shirt and tie.
Information to PC Steward at the South Norwood robbery squad on 020 8768 1212.
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