Galway Bay fm newsroom - Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a teenger was mugged in the city and had a vital piece of medical equippment stolen.
The sixteen year girl had just gotten off a bus from Gort opposite Galway Cathedral in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The teenage girl is a Type I Diabetic - and was at the time carrying an insulin pump worth four thousand euro.
She disembarked a bus from Gort at around 1.15am - and was approached by a young black male opposite Galway Cathedral a short time later.
The man grabbed the contents of her pockets - including the pump and her iphone - and fled across the Salmon Wier Bridge.
He's described as being dressed in all black - including black runners, black tracksuit bottoms and a black jacket.
Gardai have conducted searches of the area in the hope of finding the insulin pump, which is vital to the management of the girls condition - but has so far failed to locate it.
They're now seeking witnesses to the incident - and are asking anyone with information to contact Mill Street Garda Station at 091-538000.
