Teen with physical and learning difficulties robbed near Walsall chip shop
A gang targeted a vulnerable 17-year-old boy by assaulting and robbing him as he walked in Aldridge town centre.
The teenager, who has physical and learning disabilities, was approached near to the Aldridge Chip Shop on Anchor Road, by four hooded youths.
They befriended him and led him to Anchor Meadow Playing Fields just off the bypass.
They then took him to a secluded part of the field, before pulling him to the floor and stealing his iPhone.
Dc Karl Schild from Walsall CID said: "This was a cowardly attack on a young vulnerable man who suffers from a number of physical disabilities which I believe led him to be targeted and taken advantage of by this group of youths.
"During the robbery he hurt his knee and ankle and had to go to hospital to be checked."
The youths were aged 14-15, wearing Adidas clothing, a black coat and grey tracksuit bottoms.
They ran off towards the Red House area in the July 11 attack, which has only just been made public.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101.
