Man robbed at knifepoint outside Lancaster takeaway in latest city attack
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Police were called to Owen Road in Skerton at around 8.05pm, where the victim had been approached by a man who was reportedly holding a knife.
The offender demanded the man’s wallet and, during an altercation, the victim suffered a hand injury.
The attacker then made off from the scene.
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Hide AdAnyone with any information about the incident which might help can contact police on 101 quoting log 1236 of October 2.
This is the latest in a series of robberies on men in the city centre.
On Saturday, two teenage boys were shaken up after beeing robbed by three balaclava-clad men near Lancaster railway station.
And last weekend, a 19-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint in Lune Street, while a 54-year-old man had his bike stolen as he crossed the Millennium Bridge last Tuesday.