Man robbed at knifepoint outside Lancaster takeaway in latest city attack

By Gayle Rouncivell
Published 3rd Oct 2022, 15:20 BST
Updated 3rd Oct 2022, 16:52 BST
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A man had his wallet stolen by a knife-wielding robber outside a takeaway in Lancaster on Sunday evening.

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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A man was robbed outside a takeaway in Lancaster.A man was robbed outside a takeaway in Lancaster.
A man was robbed outside a takeaway in Lancaster.

Anyone 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.