A 38-year-old man was stabbed in the hand with a kitchen knife when thieves tried to steal his mobile phone in Church Hill at about 8pm on Monday.

Police are looking for two men aged between 18-22 who approached the victim on a path off Exhall Close and demanded his phone.

He refused and ended up on the floor with slight concussion and superficial stab wounds to his hand.

Both offenders were white and one was wearing a leather jacket.

Anyone with information can call Pc John McVicor on 584888 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.