Do you know these people? Violent robbery in city centre where man’s engagement ring is stolen

Officers are calling on the public’s help to identify a number of people after a man was attacked and robbed in the city centre.

The incident happened near to the Fusion nightclub in St James Street at around 4am on Saturday 7 September.

The victim, a man in his 40s, had just finished work and had stopped at the convenience store in St James Street to buy some cigarettes.

After exiting the store, he was approached by five men and two women. He tried to run away but was chased by the five men. One of the men used his belt as a weapon.

The victim fell over a bollard and while on the ground was kicked and punched. They also stole his bag and his mobile phone. His engagement ring was also taken during the attack.

His bag contained a remote control DJII Mini Pro drone.

Officers have now released a CCTV video and stills of a number of people who could help them with their investigation.

They are calling on the public’s help to identify them.

Sergeant Ethan Spinks, who is investigating the incident, said:

“This was a nasty and cowardly assault on a member of the public and we are determined to ensure those responsible are caught and brought to justice.

“The victim dislocated his shoulder as a result of this attack and received severe cuts and bruises to his body when he was kicked and punched.

“He was also whipped with a belt. The suspects then decided to take what wasn’t rightfully theirs which included the man’s engagement ring, drone and mobile phone. 

“This level of violence is completely unacceptable on the streets of Nottingham and we are pursuing all avenues to locate those responsible.

“Over the last month we have been following a number of lines of inquiry but so far we have not managed to locate those responsible.

“We are now calling on the public’s help. We have released images of a number of people who could help us with our inquiries.

“Please take a look at the CCTV footage we have released today. Do you know the people in this footage? Are you one of the people in this footage? Please get in touch with us as soon as possible." 

Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident number 0408 of the 7^th September 2024 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.