Men assaulted and robbed of phones

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TWO men were punched and robbed of their mobile phones during separate assaults on Rainbow Hill.

The first attack happened on January 22 at about 9.45pm near the top of the hill as a man made his way to Shrub Hill railway station.

He was punched several times to the back of the head, causing him to fall to the ground where two men continued to assault him. He was forced to hand over his Huwei Blaze mobile phone before his attackers made off towards Brickfields Road.

The first attacker was white, about 18 years old, 5ft 6ins to 5ft 7ins tall, with a slim build and slim facial features and he was wearing a black jacket.

The second man was also white, about 18, 5ft 10ins, of a large build, with brown short hair and he was wearing a grey hooded top. Both are described as having local accents.

A second robbery took place on Saturday, January 28 between 8.45pm and 9.05pm when a man had his mobile phone and bike stolen from him after being punched to the head and stomach.

The victim was cycling up Rainbow Hill when two men near the top of the hill asked him to stop.

As he slowed down, the first man punched him, causing him to come off his bike. He was then put in a headlock by the second man, which caused him to drop his mobile phone.

Both men continued to assault him, before taking his phone and bike and walking off towards Vicar Street.

The stolen bike is a distinctive X-Rated BMX, with lime green pedals, black handle bars, a black seat and a white frame with an X-Rated logo sticker across it. The phone is a silver LG Cookie which has no back to it and is scratched.

The first attacker was white, aged 16 to 20, 5ft 6ins to 5ft 10ins tall, of a very slim build, with short blonde hair.

He was wearing dark blue denim jeans, a dark-coloured coat with a hood, which is described as a shiny, lightweight sports jacket and a dark baseball cap.

The second man was also white, aged 16 to 23, 5ft 8ins to 5ft 9ins tall and of a large, stocky build with a round face. He was wearing grey jogging bottoms and a hooded top.

Detective Constable Zoey Carter from Worcester police station said: "These were both totally unprovoked attacks where the offenders have subjected their victims to rather nasty assaults in order to steal a few relatively inexpensive items.

"We are linking these robberies to each other due to the similarities in the descriptions of the offenders and the location of the incidents."

Anyone with information should call police on 0300 333 3000 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.