Two teenage raiders attacked a security guard, spraying a noxious substance in his face and forcing him to drop to his knees in pain outside Sainsbury's, Tangley Park Road, on Friday afternoon.

The pair then escaped with the cash box he was holding.

Any information should be passed on to DC Antoniazzi on 0181 247 7931.

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