A MAN was punched in the head by two robbers in a supermarket carpark.

The 33-year-old man was grabbed by the arm outside Tesco, at Lakeside Retail Park, by the ,men who demanded his mobile phone. They punched him several times in the head and body leaving him bruised. But they then fled empty-handed at about 10.45pm on December 10.

Police are searching for two men who are aged between 16 and 20 and are of mixed race. One of them was wearing a Tshirt, jogging bottoms, and a baseball cap.

Anyone with information should call police on 0300 333 4444.