[24 JAN 01] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Man Robbed By Gang At Canal Basin

A man had a sharp object pressed into his back and was robbed as he used a telephone at Coventry Canal Basin.

The man was using a phone in a kiosk yesterday at 1.15pm when he was approached by three men who were either Asian or eastern European.

He felt a sharp object, which could have been a knife, being pressed into his back. The attackers demanded money and searched his pockets, taking £19 in cash before fleeing.

One of the attackers is in his 20s, with short black hair, black trousers, and wore a grey three-quarter length puffa jacket.