Man threatened with meat cleaver in Kidderminster attack
A man was threatened with what is believed to be a meat cleaver during an attempted robbery in Kidderminster.
The victim, in his late 40s, was approached by two men in the alley near to Somerleyton Avenue as he walked to a chip shop on Saturday.
He was grabbed around the neck by one of them and the other threatened him with what he thought to be a meat cleaver, cutting him on the face.
They demanded money from him but ran off empty handed towards Broome Crescent after a passerby intervened.
Police today appealed for witnesses to the attack, which took place between 9.30pm and 9.45pm and issued descriptions of the men. Both attackers were white.The first was aged about 45, 5ft 9ins tall, of medium to stocky build, with dark hair and a plump face and was wearing a deerstalker type hat.
The other was aged 26 to 30, 6ft to 6ft 2ins tall, of skinny build, and had mousy coloured hair and a thin, pointy face.
The man sustained a small cut to his cheek and was treated by paramedics.