[08 AUG 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Pizza Deliverer Attacked Around The Head

A pizza delivery driver needed hospital treatment after he was robbed while taking food to a Keresley address.

The employee of Snappy Pizzas in Bedworth was set on by a gang.

A police spokeswoman said:

“A pizza delivery company had been given an order for some pizzas to be delivered to an address in The Crescent, Keresley End.

“When the delivery driver arrived in the road, he was approached by a number of males who demanded the pizza from him.

“A struggle then ensued during which he was hit, and was struck around the head by an unknown object.

"The offenders made off taking the pizzas and his mobile phone.”

He sustained minor head wounds and was taken to hospital. The victim, who lives in Nuneaton, was released in the early hours of this morning.

Anyone with information should call Nuneaton police on 024 7664 1111.

09 AUGUST UPDATE: Police have since arrested a 19-year-old man from Keresley in connection with this crime. He has been released on police bail.