Police have made two arrests following a series of robberies where victims selling items on Gumtree were tricked into delivering them and then threatened at knifepoint.
A 24-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were arrested today (Thursday, November 18) following a number of incidents in Stockport spread over the last two weeks.
The robberies involved people selling electrical goods on online platform Gumtree. READ MORE: 'My daughter has been out of school for three YEARS because the council 'can't find her a suitable space' The sellers were asked to deliver the items to a prospective buyer, but when they arrived they were threatened with knives and forced to hand the goods over.
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