Two men were assaulted in a carjacking and robbery in Bushey last night.

Police are hunting three men who attempted to steal a black Mercedes C-class from a man in his 50s in Claybury at around 11.35pm.

The trio set upon the man as he was about to get into his car and tried to grab the victim’s keys, but after a struggle they gave up and made off with two holdall bags containing jewellery snatched from the boot of the Mercedes.

The robbers ran in the direction of Sparrows Herne and the victim followed in his car.

The victim managed to stop the men in Sparrows Herne where he was assaulted by two of the offenders.

A man in his 30s driving a silver Honda Jazz witnessed the drama.

On seeing the driver of the Honda, one of the robbers assaulted him and forcibly removed the driver from the vehicle.

The robber then got into the vehicle and was joined by the other offenders. They drove away in the direction of Bushey.

The Honda was later found set alight in Norbury Grove, in Mill Hill, London NW7.

Watford Observer:

Detective Inspector for Hertsmere Local Crime Unit Matt Phillips said: “This was a serious incident but thankfully neither victim sustained any significant injuries. We are currently following a number of lines of enquiry and believe this may have been a targeted incident.

“As part of our enquiries, I would like anyone who witnessed any part of the incident to contact my team as soon as possible. Any information, however seemingly insignificant you believe it to be, could really assist the detectives investigating these crimes.”

Anyone with any information in relation to these incidents is urged to contact the Hertsmere Local Crime Unit via Hertfordshire Constabulary’s non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference J2/15/783.

Alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their Anonymous Online Form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.