A 37-year-old woman is recovering after being robbed while attempting to sell a cell phone.

The incident happened on Saturday, April 4, just after 10 p.m., in an apartment complex in the 800 block of Notre Dame Avenue.

Winnipeg police say the woman arranged through social media to meet a 15-year-old boy in the lobby of an apartment complex to sell her phone. When the youth arrived, he grabbed the phone from the woman and attempted to run away. The woman tried to get her phone back but was knocked ot the ground before the teen fled with the device. 

The woman sustained minor injuries that did not require medical attention.

On Monday, the youth attended Winnipeg Police Headquarters, where he was taken into custody.  

He is facing one charge of Robbery and was released on an Undertaking.