Key witnesses to robbery urged to come forward

Monday, 12 October 2015 00:00

Police are appealing to the occupants of a white van who may have witnessed a robbery in Crosby last week to come forward.

They've launched a second attempt to contact them after a 20-year-old woman was assaulted, and had her phone stolen, at the bus shelter on the junction of Main Road and Eyreton Road.

PC Mike Taylor says they are key witnesses but haven't yet come forward:

A 27-year-old man from Douglas has been charged with the offence and appeared in court - despite this PC Taylor says they still need to hear from anyone who saw what happened:

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