POLICE are re-appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old was threatened with a knife and assaulted in Kinver on Friday August 21.

So far, no witnesses have come forward to police following their initial appeal last Wednesday (August 26) and the incident is still under investigation.

The incident saw the teen, from Stourbridge, sitting in a wooded area near the playing fields at Kinver Community Centre at around 3.25pm, when he was approached by a group of about eight males.

They threatened him with a knife and demanded his bag. Initially the victim refused but he handed it over after he was assaulted.

The offenders made off with the bag towards the village – some of them riding bikes – leaving the victim with facial injuries including bruising and cuts to his neck and hand. He was checked by paramedics and later attended Russells Hall Hospital for treatment.

The main suspect is described by Staffordshire Police as an Asian male aged 17 to 18, skinny build, and 6ft tall. He had short black hair and wore a white polo t-shirt and blue jeans.

He was accompanied by about seven other males aged between 17 and 18. One was white with curly ginger hair and a chubby build, while the rest were Asian.

The stolen bag was described as an A5 size pouch, white, with a paint splash effect black pattern. It contained a Sony Xperia and an Apple iPhone.

Witnesses, or anyone with information on the incident, are asked to call DC Matt Gould at Staffordshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 469 of August 21.

Alternatively, they can contact the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their Anonymous Online Form.

Police claimed the incident was the first reported robbery in the village in the past 12 months.