Knife held to man's face during attempted robbery in High Wycombe
He suffered minor cuts to his face
A man has had a knife held to his face during an attempted robbery in High Wycombe.
It happened at around 10.40pm yesterday (8 February), when the 24 year-old was walking along Mill End Road.
As he got to the junction with Dashwood Avenue, he was approached from behind by a man who held a knife to his face, while another man searched through the victim’s pockets.
The suspects were disrupted when a vehicle drove past and the victim managed to leave without anything being stolen.
He did not suffer any serious injuries but had minor cuts to his face.
The first offender is described as white, around 5ft 6ins tall and was wearing a dark hooded jumper at the time of the attack.
The second male was also white, around 5ft 4ins tall and wearing a grey hooded jumper or jacket and jeans with black shoes and black gloves.
Both are said to have spoken with local accents.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Patrick Cline, of High Wycombe Priority Crime Team, said:
"This was a shocking incident in which the victim was attacked from behind by two strangers and a knife used to try and threaten him.
"He is understandably shaken and it is fortunate that only minor injuries were sustained.
"We are doing all we can to identify these men and would ask anyone who believes they might have seen them to come forward.
"We also believe a vehicle potentially disrupted the offence while it was happening and we are very keen to hear from the driver who may have key information."
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 with reference 43210054903 or Crimestoppers completely anonymously on 0800 555 111.