WATCH: Taxi man tackled to floor by mugger thug in Stretford as friend holds back passerby who tries to stop attack

A 41-year-old man was approached by two hooded men while he walking to a taxi depot on Edge Lane to pay his weekly renal fee for his taxi on Saturday January 9 at around 3.15pm.

The taxi man got into a scuffle with one of the men when he tried to snatch the money from his hand, and the victim was hit in the face before being wrestled to the floor.

A passer-by tried to help but was held back by the second man, who was standing by as his friend attacked the taxi driver.

The attacker then snatched £250 and ran off with the other man.

A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged and pleaded guilty to robbery.

But police are still trying to identify and locate the second man, who helped the 16-year-old by fending off the passer-by.

CCTV footage of the man police wish to speak to in connection with the robbery has been released, as well as video footage of the actual attack.

The man the officers wish to identify is described as white, around 15-20 years old, around 5ft 9in tall, of large build. He was wearing a blue hooded jacket and dark-grey jogging bottoms.

Constable Amanda Tootill said: "This was a particularly violent robbery, which resulted in the victim sustaining a facial injury and losing £250 of his hard-earned money to these thugs.

"Thankfully the youth responsible for the worst aspect of the crime - the actual attack on the victim - has been brought to justice, but his accomplice has not yet been identified.

"But he still prevented the passer-by from coming to the victim's aid and allowed his friend to carry out the robbery, which makes him equally culpable.

"If you recognise this man, or can assist the investigation in any way, please call police."

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident number 090116/1320 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.