A man in his 40s was the victim of a knife attack in Southwark, as two men attempted to steal his phone.
The victim was cornered by two men riding the same bicycle, then pulled to the ground and had his face cut twice with a knife.
He was treated by paramedics at the scene and later taken to hospital.
The incident happened on a towpath from Rotherhithe New Road to south Bermondsey Station in Southwark on Wednesday 6th December at 17:10hrs.
The robbery was not successful, and the suspects cycled away in the direction of Stubbs Drive.
Detective Sergeant Darren Quarterly said the victim has suffered pain ‘physically and mentality’ and will have ‘scars from his injuries…for the rest of his life’.
‘The incident happened near a station at a busy time of day so we think it’s likely that someone will have seen something’.
There have been no current arrests and enquiries continue.
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StandfirstThe Met are appealing for information about two men who slashed a man whilst trying to steal his phone in South Bermondsey
A man in his 40s was the victim of a knife attack in Southwark, as two men attempted to steal his phone.
The victim was cornered by two men riding the same bicycle, then pulled to the ground and had his face cut twice with a knife.
He was treated by paramedics at the scene and later taken to hospital.
The incident happened on a towpath from Rotherhithe New Road to south Bermondsey Station in Southwark on Wednesday 6th December at 17:10hrs.
The robbery was not successful, and the suspects cycled away in the direction of Stubbs Drive.
Detective Sergeant Darren Quarterly said the victim has suffered pain ‘physically and mentality’ and will have ‘scars from his injuries…for the rest of his life’.
‘The incident happened near a station at a busy time of day so we think it’s likely that someone will have seen something’.
There have been no current arrests and enquiries continue.
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