Detectives are searching for the victim of a robbery in Whitstable.

Officers were called at 12.12pm today after a woman reported she had just seen three men assault and rob another man in Stream Walk.

Police attended, identified the suspects and arrested three men on suspicion of robbery.

But the victim had left the scene in the direction of the harbour.

DI Cara Ferguson said: "We would like the public’s help in trying to locate the victim in this incident, to ensure he is safe.

"We believe he is a young man. We appreciate this isn’t much information but we really would like him to get in touch, or anyone who knows him to get in touch."

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