Gang robbed man of phone

A GANG of three young men who robbed a 23-year-old of his mobile phone after following him from Doncaster town centre are being hunted by police.

The victim was walking home from work with a33-year-old woman when they were approached by the trio near to Iceland, the frozen food store, on Princes Street. The men became aggressive and demanded the man’s money and phone, threatening to assault him. The phone was stolen from him as the couple continued onto Christ Church Road.

Police also want to trace the three men as they may be able to help with enquires into an earlier criminal damage incident at Doncaster railway station. All three are described as white, in their 20s, all about 5ft 4ins tall. One had ginger hair and one had short brown hair.

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Anyone with information about the incident at about 10.10pm on Thursday August 16 should call Det Con Kathleen Coulter on 01302 385136, South Yorkshire Police on 01142 20 2020 quoting incident number 1359 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.