A SCHOOLGIRL has been robbed at knifepoint as she waited at a bus stop.

The 12-year-old was left shaken but uninjured after having her phone and headphones stolen by a man in his 20s during the early morning incident in Newcastle.

She was waiting at a bus stop in Westgate Road just before 7.45am on Tuesday when a man walked up to her and produced a knife, pushing her into the corner of the bus stop where she handed over her belongings.

Her hooded attacker, described as “looking ill and shaking, with a scruffy appearance” then walked off.

Detective constable Andy Smith said: "Thankfully the girl wasn't injured but she was obviously left shaken by what happened and it's important we trace this man."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Northumbria Police on 101 ext 69191.