Police hunt man who inadvertently e-mailed woman selfie minutes after her phone was snatched

Clue: The photograph taken by the woman's anti-theft app
Met Police
Ramzy Alwakeel18 August 2015
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A man who attacked and robbed a woman in east London is believed to have inadvertently e-mailed her a selfie minutes later.

The image was captured by an app that photographs anyone who enters the wrong security code and automatically sends it to the registered owner.

The victim, a 25-year-old woman, was attacked in broad daylight as she walked through east London earlier this month. Her assailant shoved her to the ground, leaving her with minor injuries, before grabbing her HTC smartphone and running off.

This picture was sent to her about 15 minutes later.

Now detectives investigating the August 5 street robbery in Westdown Road, Leyton, want to trace the bequiffed selfie star. Anyone who recognises him is asked to call 101 and ask for Waltham Forest police, quoting reference number 4915903/15 – or phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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