Police have released an E-fit of a man they want to speak to in connection with two knifepoint robberies on schoolboys.

The robberies occurred within ten minutes of each other on the afternoon of Monday, October 15 as the victims walked home from school.

The first incident, an attempted robbery, occurred at 3.20pm at the junction of Cheam Road and Banstead Road.

The second incident occurred at 3.30pm as the 12-year-old victim walked along Cheam Road towards St Paul's Church with his brother and two friends.

The suspect is a black man, in his late teens, roughly 6ft tall, medium build, with black hair in a corn row style.

He wore a dark coloured jacket, was carrying a dark coloured shoulder bag and spoke with a deep voice.

Anyone who recognises the E-fit or anyone with information should contact Detective Constable Sarah McCabe at Epsom CID on 0845 125 2222, quoting crime reference number A/07/25802 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.