during the early hours of yesterday morning.

The incident occurred as the victim was walking along Victoria Street, near the junction with Parliament Street. Two men approached from behind and hit him over the head with a wooden stick.

The 31-year-old victim told Police he was kicked as he fell to the ground and they removed an undisclosed amount of cash from his pockets and took his watch.

The victim suffered a bump to his head, but was not seriously injured.