Police are hunting two muggers who targeted a schoolboy as he walked home on Friday.

The boy was robbed as he left Coombe Boys School, Blakes Lane, on June 20 at 3pm.

He was threatened and cash and a mobile phone was stolen.

The robbers are described as black, approximately 18-years-old and about six feet tall.

Kingston police are appealing to parents and pupils who might have witnessed the robbery to call 020 8247 5197.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.