Teen girl Punched by Man during Phone Theft
Police in Nanaimo are looking for a suspect who punched a teenage girl in the face to steal her phone.
Nanaimo RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien says the 14 year old girl was sitting outside the Beban Park Rec Centre Sunday afternoon around 5:20.
“She was by herself, she had her iPhone out when suddenly a male approached and grabbed her phone. When she tried to stop him he punched her in the face and she fell to the ground and cut her knees,” said O’Brien.
He says the girl is fine, but obviously upset by the ordeal, noting she didn’t require a trip to hospital.