Man in wheelchair robbed after casino win

Police are appealing for help to find a woman who robbed a wheelchair bound man after he had a win at a Melbourne casino.

A Crown Casino sign

(AAP) Source: AAP

A wheelchair bound man with a brain injury has been robbed after winning at a Melbourne casino.

The man was gambling at Crown Casino on May 7 and he left in the early hours of the morning after having a win, police said on Friday.

A woman, who was captured on CCTV, began talking to the man and pushed him in his wheelchair before reaching into his inside jacket pocket and stealing his wallet.


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