Teenager's knifepoint robbery terror in store

Police investigating after victim had £1,800 bag stolen by thug in Selfridges

- PAIGE OLDFIELD

POLICE are investigating a report that a teenager was robbed at knifepoint in one of Manchester’s most exclusive stores.

The 19-year-old has reported that he had an £1,800 Louis Vuitton bag taken from him in the incident at Selfridges at Exchange Square.

The department store has confirmed it is supporting officers with their investigation after an ‘incident’, while Greater Manchester Police say they are ‘following lines of enquiry’.

The M.E.N. has learned that police have been told the teenager was looking around the store when he was approached by a stranger from behind on the escalator.

The man is then said to have snatched the 19-year-old’s phone from his back pocket. Then, once they reached the top, he is said to have ordered him to hand over his £1,800 Louis Vuitton bag and threatened him with a knife.

The victim’s friend, who was with him at the time, quickly approached security and alerted them of the crime.