A 23-YEAR-old man was robbed at knifepoint while he was walking on a footpath near Dolphin Road in Abbeydale yesterday morning.

The robbery happened at about 10.25am after two men, one brandishing a knife, approached the victim and made demands.

The man had cash and his watch taken from him.

The first attacker was white, of slim build and about 5ft 11ins tall. He was wearing a black hooded top with red writing on the front.

The second man, who was carrying the knife, was white, of slim build and about 5ft 9ins tall. He had short dark brown spiky hair, a stud in his lip and was wearing a blue fleece top.

Police are appealing for anyone with information or for anyone who saw two men fitting the descriptions of the attackers around the time of the robbery to contact them.

Call DC Gerry Smith on 08457 444888 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.