The incident occurred at around 10pm on Sunday 16 April when the 65-year-old victim had his phone snatched from his hand.

The victim chased after the man pleading for his phone back. The man responded by stealing his wallet and punching him several times in the face causing him to fall to the ground and leaving him with significant facial injuries.

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