Woman hit on back of head with baseball bat at Metro Station in attempt to rob her

A woman has been struck on the back of the head by a baseball bat in a metro station in what was an attempt to steal her mobile phone.

Police received a report that a woman had been assaulted near Meadow Well Metro station on Saturday, September 21 at 9.45pm. It was reported that the victim, aged 23, had been approached from behind by an unknown man while walking through the underpass towards Ripley Avenue.

She was then struck across the back of the head with an object – believed to be a baseball bat – before two people then attempted to steal the woman’s phone. The man and the other person then made off on bikes in the direction of Bridge Road South.

One of the offenders has been described as a 5ft 10ins male in their late teens with a local accent. It is believed he was also wearing a black hoodie at the time of the incident. Northumbria Police say a number of enquiries have been carried out since the assault was first reported to police

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