Five balaclava wearing men wielding knives attack moped rider with one hitting him over the head with a baton
A man who was chased of his moped by five men wearing balaclavas suffered head injuries after one of them hit him with a baton.
The moped rider had stopped on Swarraton Road in Havant between 6.10pm and 6.25pm on Friday, February 6 when the group approached him. Three of them were holding knives and another one had the baton when they attacked him and chased him down Lockerley Road.
After the chase stopped he returned to Swarraton Road to discover his moped had been stolen. Police are now calling for any witnesses to come forward.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “Officers have been carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances, and would like to speak to anyone who witnessed this incident or has information, including CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage, which could assist with their investigation.
“If you have any information which could assist us, please call 101, or report online via the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website, quoting incident number 44260063917.
“You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting their website.”
The man was taken to hospital for treatment on his injury as well as other minor injuries.