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Arrest after man has medicine stolen at knifepoint

Sign for the Bridgeway Centre, The Meadows, in NottinghamImage source, Google
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Police said the robbery happened near the Bridgeway Centre in The Meadows

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A man has been arrested following a "nasty" robbery in which another man had his medicine taken at knifepoint.

Police said the victim was punched in the face and threatened with a knife while walking through an underpass near to the Bridgeway Centre in The Meadows. Nottingham at 15:30 GMT on Monday.

A 49-year-old man was arrested in Albert Street a short time later on suspicion of robbery.

Nottinghamshire Police have appealed for witnesses.

Det Sgt Franco Guddemi said: “This was a nasty street robbery and the victim is understandably shaken up after such an unpleasant incident."