Police are still searching for the thugs who slashed a man’s face in an attempted phone snatching in Bermondsey.
The victim, who is in his forties, was attacked on a towpath leading from Rotherhithe New Road to South Bermondsey Station on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
The assailants didn’t get away with his mobile but the man was left with life-changing injuries.
A Met Police spokesperson told the News: “The officer has advised that there hasn’t been any significant development.
“Further forensic and CCTV enquiries have been carried out but these didn’t yield any positive results.
“Any new information will be assessed by detectives.”
The attack took place at around 5.10pm when the victim was approached by two men on the same bicycle.
The suspects pulled him to the ground and slashed his face with a knife twice in an attempt to steal his phone, police said.
When they couldn’t easily grab his phone, they reportedly cycled off towards Stubbs Drive empty-handed.
They were wearing dark clothing and were described as being white and aged between eighteen and twenty.
The victim sustained cuts to his face and was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital.
Detective Sergeant Quartly said at the time: “This was a violent and frightening attack on an innocent person.
“The suspects did not achieve their aim of stealing his phone but the pain they caused him physically and mentally is significant and it will take him time for him to recover from this attack.
“We are determined to crack down on crimes like these to make our streets safer.”
Anyone with information or any witnesses can contact police via 101 or @MetCC on X, quoting CAD 5048/6Dec.