Detectives are hunting two men who robbed a milkman at knifepoint as he was making early-morning deliveries in Westcliff.

The 33-year-old victim was on foot in Cranley Road, near the junction with London Road, when he was approached by the two strangers.

A spokesman for Southend police said: "At first the two men stopped him and asked him for a bottle of milk.

"Then one of the men pulled out a small kitchen knife and told the victim to hand over money."

The victim handed over a blue money bag which contained just £40 and both men then ran off down Valkyrie Road.

The knifeman was a slim to medium black man in his early twenties who was around 6ft 1ins tall.

He had dark eyes and black shaved hair, around grade one and wore jeans, a cap and a T-shirt.

The second man involved was slim and white, also in his early twenties.

He was around 5ft 9ins tall and had shaved fair hair and wore a casual blue tracksuit.

Anyone with information about the robbery at 6.45am on Saturday is asked to contact Southend police on 01702 431212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111

Published Friday August 9, 2002

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