Police have appealed for witnesses after masked thugs robbed a man.

Thames Valley Police has appealed for witnesses after a robbery in Aylesbury.

The incident happened at about 7.10pm on Friday, December 15 when a man in his twenties was walking on the footpath behind the Honey Bee pub in Fairford Leys.

On approach to the wooden bridges, two unknown men came up to him and demanded he handed over his phone.

One of the offenders had his hand in the pocket of his coat, making the victim believe he had a knife in the pocket.

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The men forced the victim to log out of the accounts on his devices before handing over his phone, iPad and rucksack to the offenders.

The pair then walked off down the footpath towards Coldharbour Way.

Both offenders were described as black men wearing black puffer coats with hoods up, dark coloured trousers and black face coverings with just their eyes visible.

One of the men was described as around 6ft tall and aged around 25, while the other man was described as around 5ft 11in tall.

Investigating officer DC Natasha Ballard-Brown part of the Priority Crime Team based at Aylesbury police station said: “I am appealing for anyone with information about this robbery to please come forward as soon as possible to assist our investigation.

“Also, if you have any CCTV footage in the area or any dash-cam footage if you were driving in the area around the time, I’d also ask that you check any recordings in case it has captured something that could assist our investigation. You can send footage to us via this dedicated online portal.

“Anyone with information is urged to contact us by calling 101 or via our website, quoting reference number 43230561840.

“Alternatively, you can report information completely anonymously to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.”