DETECTIVES are appealing for help after a 15-year-old boy was robbed in the street in Shirley, Southampton.

The teenager was approached by two people who threatened to stab him and kick him in the head if he did not hand over his Blackberry storm mobile phone.

The robbery happened at 9.30pm on Tuesday in an alleyway between Tangmere Drive and Aldermoor Road. Call DC Robert Cox on 101.