Robber jailed for attacking schoolgirl, 13, over mobile phone - BBC

A robber who attacked a 13-year-old schoolgirl aft she refused to manus implicit her mobile telephone has been jailed.

James Valentine, 21, approached the teen portion she was sitting connected swings successful Queen's Bower Recreation Ground successful Arnold, Nottinghamshire, connected 20 January.

When she refused to springiness him the phone, helium pulled her to the crushed and kicked her successful the stomach, constabulary added.

Valentine was jailed for 4 years astatine Nottingham Crown Court connected Tuesday.

During the attack, the miss tried to get up but Nottinghamshire Police said Valentine grabbed her schoolhouse necktie and pulled her backmost to the crushed earlier moving disconnected with the phone.

Valentine, of Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, was traced to a pub successful Nottingham 1 week aft the robbery, which helium admitted earlier this week.

Det Con Shannon Hutchinson said: "This indispensable person been a terrifying acquisition for the teenage victim, who volition person believed she was successful information of being earnestly wounded passim the ordeal.

"In interviews with officers she described being highly frightened for her information during the attack.

"So I americium pleased Valentine has been brought earlier the courts and fixed specified a important situation sentence."