Arrests after woman hit with ratchet in ATM robbery

The woman called 999 after she and her friend had cash stolen from them in Hartley Road

Two suspects have been arrested after a woman was hit over the head with a ratchet during a robbery in Nottingham.

Nottinghamshire Police said the woman had just used a cash machine in Hartley Road, Radford, in the early hours of 2 April when she was attacked.

She told officers she was also kicked several times, before the £40 she had withdrawn was taken.

The victim said her friend had cash stolen from him in the same incident, and that she knew her attacker.

A 42-year-old woman was arrested at a nearby property later that morning, while a 49-year-old man was held three days later.

Police said as well as the two robberies, the suspects were further arrested in relation to an aggravated burglary at a flat in Norton Street, Radford, on 31 March.

The woman was also arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs.

Both suspects were taken into custody for questioning and have been bailed with conditions pending further investigation work.