POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was robbed in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The 18-year-old man was approached from behind in Woodridden Hill, Waltham Abbey, at 4.15am and tackled to the ground.
The victim, who is from Waltham Abbey, was treated in hospital for a broken nose and jaw. His white Blackberry Curve mobile telephone was stolen.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Jody Greenfield on 101 or to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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