A man in his 20s handed over his earphones after he was approached by a group demanding money, police have said.

The incident happened at the junction of Cowley Road and Bartlemas Close when a group of teenagers aged around 15 to 18 approached the man at around 11.30pm on Tuesday (April 30).

One of the group demanded money from him before he gave up a pair of wireless earphones to which the group then ran off in different directions, police said.

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Investigating officer, Detective Constable Fritha Harvey, based at Oxford's police station, said: “I am appealing for anyone with information about this incident to please get in touch.

Oxford Mail: The junction of Cowley Road and Bartlemas Close The junction of Cowley Road and Bartlemas Close (Image: Google Maps)“Also, if you have any CCTV footage in the area or any dash-cam footage if you were driving in the area around the time, I’d also ask that you check any recordings in case it has captured something that could assist our investigation.

“Anyone with information is urged to contact us by calling 101 or via our website, quoting reference number 43240199636.”