Two teenage girls robbed at knifepoint in Ballymena

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Two 15-year-old girls have been robbed at knifepoint while waiting at a bus stop in Ballymena.

A man demanded money from the teenagers in the Ballymoney Road area just before six o'clock last night.

Police say the man in his 40s made off on foot with a small sum of cash.

He is described as being of heavy build, 5”6’ in height, with balding dark, brown hair and stubble around his face and was reportedly wearing a dark, blue woolly jumper and blue denim jeans.

The man is reported to have spoken with a local accent.

The girls were not injured but have been left badly shaken by the ordeal.

Police are appealing to anyone with any information in relation to the incident to contact detectives in Ballymena bon 101, quoting reference number 1473 11/12/21. A report can also be submitted online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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