Boy mugged for his mobile

A TEENAGE boy was attacked and robbed by a mugger who made off with his mobile phone.

The 17-year-old victim was walking along James Lean Avenue towards Woodburn Road in Dalkeith when he was approached at 5:40pm on Thursday.

The suspect is described as a white male, early 20s, about 5ft 6in, with a slim to medium build, poor skin, yellow teeth and a heavy stubble-trim beard. He was wearing a dark zipped hooded top, black Adidas tracksuit bottoms with three white vertical stripes on both sides, thick black gloves and a black beanie hat. He spoke with an Edinburgh accent.