DETECTIVES in Grays are appealing for information following a robbery in First Avenue.
A man in his 40s from Grays was approached by two black men as he walked to his car parked at the junction of First Avenue and London Road, at 8.50pm on Friday, April 11.
The placed a belt around his neck and then punched him in the face. He was taken to his vehicle, a black Volkswagen Golf, where the suspects demanded his money. A three-figure sum of cash was stolen.
The suspects are described as being aged in their 20s and of muscular build. One was wearing a grey tracksuit top.
The victim sustained swelling to his eye and a number of cuts to his face which required hospital treatment. The suspects are believed to have left the scene in a silver vehicle travelling towards Purfleet.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dc James Boyce at Grays CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.