A SHOP assistant was injured by a would-be robber.

The 20-year-od was working in Threshers Wine Shop, The Oval, Sidcup, when a man and a woman came into the store.

The woman stood watch while the man threatened the employee with a screwdriver and demanding money.

When the assistant pressed the alarm and the man threw a bottle as he and the woman fled empty- handed.

The victim was treated for cuts at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.

The robber is in his early 20s, has freckles and short brown hair with red highlights. He was wearing a black T-shirt with a white emblem.

The woman is also in her 20s, has black hair and was dressed in black.

They drove off in a white Ford Escort after the incident at 4.30pm on October 26.

Anyone with information should call Bexley police on 020 8284 9253.