Appeal after woman robbed in city centre car park

Dan Hunt
BBC News, East Midlands
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Officers said the woman was robbed near to the lifts on the lower ground floor of the NCP car park in Lee Circle

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was punched and had a large quantity of cash taken off her by a man she knew in Leicester.

Leicestershire Police said the woman was robbed on Sunday at about 00:35 BST near to the lifts on the lower ground floor of the NCP car park in Lee Circle, Leicester city centre.

The woman screamed during the robbery and two witnesses then came over to assist her, the force added.

Det Con Zaeema Osman of Leicestershire Police said: "If you are either of these two men, or someone else who may have information about what happened, please get in touch with us."

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