Police in Cardiff are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted and had money taken from her after agreeing to buy a washing machine that had been advertised for sale on Gumtree.
South Wales Police say the incident happened at around 2.15pm on Saturday, when two men driving a large white van delivered the washing machine to the victim’s home address in Spinney Close, Ely .
'Frightening assault on an innocent female'
Chief Inspector Joe Jones said: “This was a frightening assault on an innocent female who was responding to an online advertisement in good faith.
“The quality of the item delivered was very poor and didn’t work, the money was forcibly taken from the 39-year-old victim before she had the opportunity to fully inspect the item.
“We are appealing for anyone who witnessed this incident or noticed a white van in the Ely area acting suspiciously or has experienced a similar incident to come forward.
Appeal for information
“I urge anyone responding to classified website ads to do so safely.”
Anyone with information should contact South Wales Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence number 150050956.
see-http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-assaulted-robbed-after-buying-10891062
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