A man was punched and kicked repeatedly during a ‘violent’ robbery that left him without his wallet.
The victim, an 18-year-old man, was walking along Wych Lane towards Brookers Lane when he saw two other males on the opposite side of the road by Holbrook Primary School.
As the man approached the alleyway between Brookers Lane and Honeysuckle Close, the two males approached him from behind and asked him for his phone before punching and kicking him to the ground.
One of the males took the victim's wallet before the attackers ran off in the direction of Holbrook Primary School.
The incident happened on April 1 between 3am and 3.30am.
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The men have been described as white, aged between 15 and 19, between 5ft 7in and 5ft 10in tall, and of medium build.
They were wearing grey hoodies and dark tracksuit bottoms.
Officers are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Police constable George Aram said: "This was a violent and sustained assault in which the victim was punched and kicked repeatedly to the head and body multiple times causing numerous injuries.
"If anyone has any information about these men, witnessed the incident, or has CCTV footage relevant to our investigation, please call 101 quoting incident number 44230128775."
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