Cyclist hospitalised after attempted robbery in Portsmouth
A CYCLIST was hospitalised after suffering serious injuries in an attempted robbery.
The 52-year-old man was in the grass area between Holbrook Road and Bridgeside Close, in Landport, Portsmouth when a man demanded the alleged victim’s money and phone.
It happened between 10pm and 11.40pm yesterday.
He left empty-handed but seriously assaulted the victim, who was taken to QA Hospital.
He was mixed race, about 5ft 9ins, skinny, possibly wearing a scarf and had a Portsmouth accent.
Witnesses or anyone with CCTV of the incident should call 101 quoting 44160048026.