Police are hunting three men who abducted a man from Swindon town centre and robbed him in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The man was walking along Manchester Road towards his home in County Road at around 2am when a dark blue car pulled up alongside him.

The occupants described as two white men and a black man then pulled the victim into the car and drove off to Coate Water, where they allegedly robbed him of his watch and a ring. Witnesses should call PC Ian Thomas of Swindon Police on (01793) 528111.

The man was punched twice as he tried to resist the attackers, who eventually drove off without him, leaving him bruised, grazed and shaken by his ordeal.