A GOLD bracelet worth £300 was ripped off the wrist of a 17-year-old after he was threatened by three thugs at Bury Interchange at 3.40pm on Thursday (Feb 27) when the bus station was busy with schoolchildren and shoppers.

The first offender is white, 6ft 2 in, aged 18, with a shaved head and wore a hooded tracksuit top, white trainers and a white bandana around his neck.

Also wearing a white bandana and a hood top was the second thief who is said to be aged 16, white, 5ft 7in, with short, black hair. The third robber is white, 5ft 10in, aged about 18. He had very short brown hair and wore tracksuit bottoms, a striped jumper and white trainers.