A woman had her hair set alight in a nasty attack near Shaftesbury Lake today.
The young mum was walking with her daughter in a pushchair around the lakes when she was approached by two men.
One of the men is believed to have set light to the woman’s hair after she told them she didn’t have any cigarettes as she doesn’t smoke. It is then that the other male hit her in the face and stole her mobile phone.
The first male is described as white, slim with scars on his face wearing a dark coloured hoody, jeans and a beanie hat. The second male is white, slim and was wearing a dark coloured tracksuit.
PC Kayne Borresen said: “This incident is obviously very concerning and would have been frightening for the woman involved. We are very keen to hear from anyone who was in the area and may have seen these two men and could help with our enquiries.
“We have also received a report of an incident in the same location yesterday where a woman was approached by a man in similar circumstances but he appeared to be spooked by a member of the public and he made off.
“We will be increasing patrols in the area following today’s incident and would ask anyone with information to call us on 101.”
Quote crime reference number 54190114888. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
