Weapon wielding thugs target two people with cosh in robbery (Image: Richard Crease)
WEAPON wielding thugs robbed two people in Billericay.
Police have appealed for information after two people were struck with a cosh in Radford Way at around 8.10am on Thursday.
The attackers wore balaclavas and struck the victims several times in the arm with the silver weapon.
A spokesman for the police said: "One of the men has been described as being around 6ft 4ins tall and the other man was 6ft.
"They managed to steal a watch from one of the victims before running down an alleyway onto Perry Street and then Ricketts Drive."
Anyone with information shoudl call Basildon CID on 101 quoting crime reference 42/166870/18 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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