Delivery driver’s face cut with a knife during Co Down attack

The man needed hospital treatment for his injuries

A delivery driver in Newtownards was attacked by a group of males who cut his face with a knife before robbing him.

Police are investigating the incident which took place at around 1am on Sunday, July 19, in the Landsdowne Road area of the town. It is alleged that a delivery driver stopped his car on the road before three males attacked him.

He later required hospital treatment for the cut to his face.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police in Newtownards are investigating the report of a robbery in the Landsdowne Road area of the town in the early hours of Sunday 19 ^th July.

“It was reported that at around 1am a male delivery driver stopped his car in Landsdowne Road and was attacked by three males who cut the man’s face with a knife and stole a sum of money from his car before making off on foot. The man required hospital treatment for the cut to his face.

“Officers would ask anyone who witnessed this incident, or who may have captured dash-cam or CCTV footage from the area which could help with their investigation, to call them at Newtownards on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 119 18/07/26. A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”

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