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ESSEX Police investigating an attempted robbery in Harlow have released an efit of a man they want to speak to.
The incident happened near Pyenest Road at around 1.40pm on Thursday, November 10.
The victim, a man in his 20s, was approached by a young boy who asked him for help.
When the victim followed the boy up a cycle path on Holly Field, four men attacked him.
He managed to fight them off and they ran off in the direction of the Staple Tye shopping centre.
The victim suffered minor facial injuries.
The first suspect is described as white, aged in his mid-20s to early 30s, and wearing a blue hat, and a grey tracksuit.
The second is described as white, aged in his mid-20s to early 30s, with ginger hair and ginger beard, and wearing a blue hooded top and dark grey trousers.
The third is described as white, aged in his mid-20s to early 30s, bald and wearing a grey hooded top.
The fourth is described as white, aged in his mid-20s to early 30s, and wearing all black.
Officers also particularly want to speak to a woman who was with a child on the cycle path who the victim spoke to shortly after the attack, and a man seen walking on the path using a mobile phone shortly after the incident.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Pc Paul Turner at Harlow Police Station on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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