A SHOP assistant was threatened with a knife by a robber at a video shop in Hainault.

The robber entered the Penny Farthing Video Store in Fencepiece Road, Hainault at about 8.15pm on Friday, produced the handle of what the assistant believed to be a knife, and demanded that cash be handed over.

He then grabbed £90 from the till, making off south in Fencepiece Road towards Fullwell Cross roundabout.

The robber has been described as black, 5ft 11ins tall, thin, and he was wearing a blue baseball cap, dark top, dark jacket and a beige scarf to cover his face.

Any witnesses should ring Redbridge crime desk on 8553 2336.