A TEENAGE girl suffered a cut to her neck after being held at knifepoint by a sex attacker.

The 19-year-old was opening up business premises in Southampton yesterday morning when the man walked in and grabbed her from behind.

He held her in front of him with his arm and hand on her breasts and put the knife to her throat. The girl managed to struggle free from his grip and he ran away.

The attack happened on the corner of Shirley High Street and Anglesea Road.

Detectives are hoping that someone might have seen a man running from the scene towards Tebourba Way.