Man threatened with claw hammer in attempted robbery

The incident occured on Plantation Street, Accrington on Easter Sunday

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Charlotte GreenLocal democracy reporter

15:18, 19 APR 2017

A man was threatened with a claw hammer in an attempted mugging near Plantation Street in Accrington on Sunday, April 16. Photo: Google maps

A man was threatened with a claw hammer in an attempted mugging on Easter Sunday.

Police are appealing for information after the attempted robbery in Accrington.

A 46-year-old man was walking on a path near to Plantation Street when another man ran up from behind and stood directly in front of him, making demands for his wallet while holding up a claw hammer, police said.

The offender was disturbed when a dog walker approached, running off towards the top of Plantation Road.

PC Stephen Wallwork from Blackburn Police said: “This happened in broad daylight and so we are hoping that someone will have seen something.

“Luckily the walker disturbed the offender and thankfully the victim wasn’t hurt.”

The incident took place at around 2.50pm on Sunday, April 16.

Anyone with information or CCTV in the vicinity of the incident is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident reference 709 of April 16.

Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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