Police officers are appealing for information after a knifepoint robbery in Stoke-on-Trent last week.

The force was called just before 3.30pm on Wednesday 15 November to Lichfield Street in Hanley.

The victim, a man in his 20s, was walking along a canal footpath, near to the bridge behind the Emma Bridgewater Factory and Lidl car park, when he was approached by two masked men on e-scooters.

One of the suspects grabbed the victim. He was holding a small knife and told him to hand over his belongings.

They then took the victim's black Emporio Armani bag. The bag had a white EA7 logo on the front and contained £280 in cash.

Police are asking anyone with any information to get in touch (Nub News).

The suspects left on the e-scooters in the direction of Botteslow Street.

Both men are described as white, around 5ft 8ins, and in their late-teens to early-twenties. One was wearing a light blue tracksuit. The second man had on a dark blue tracksuit.

Officers are asking anyone with any information to get in touch.

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