A MAN was attacked and had his phone stolen near a train station. 

Police have launched an appeal for information about a robbery in Howard Road, Chafford Hundred, at 12.40am yesterday. 

A man, aged in his 20s, was walking from Chafford Hundred train station when he was approached by three men outside Brewers Fayre.

One of the men grabbed him from behind and he was thrown to the floor.

The suspects then took the man’s phone, worth a three-figure sum.  The victim called police after he returned home. We searched for the men described but they had fled the area.

Two of the suspects have been described as white, around 5ft 10ins tall. One wore a grey Adidas tracksuit and the other a brown jacket.

The third suspect has been described as being mixed heritage, around 6ft tall and wore blue denim jeans.

Anyone with information, CCTV or dash cam footage is asked to call Grays CID on 101 quoting crime reference 42/141430/18 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.