E-fit released after car-jacking

The car-jacking happened in Harlow in Essex

Detectives have issued an e-fit of a man they would like to identify after a motorist was forced to hand over his car keys at gunpoint.

The owner of a Honda Civic had arranged to meet two men posing as potential buyers at Harlow railway station, Essex, on 10 December.

The men carried out a brief inspection of the car before asking for a test-drive.

The robber sitting in the back pulled out a handgun and the car was stolen.

The robbers also stole the man's wallet and mobile phone before driving off towards Old Hall Rise.

'Advert in magazine'

Investigating officer Det Con Dixie Dean, of Essex Police, said: "The owner had advertised his black Type-R on the website of a national car magazine in the hope that he could sell it without much fuss.

"Unfortunately for him, it attracted the wrong sort of clientele.

"We have circulated the registration number - LL03 BZV - to all police forces across the country in the hope that we will retrieve it and reunite it with its rightful owner as well as bringing these two attackers to justice."

Both men are described as Asian and in their early 20s.

The gunman is about 6ft tall and of slim build.

The man's accomplice, on whom the e-fit is based, is about 5ft 6in tall and of medium build.

He had shaved dark hair, was clean-shaven and had a distinctive two-inch scar running from his hairline to the left eyebrow.

He also has slightly patchy skin around his eyes and cheeks. He was referred to as Imran and was quite smartly dressed.

Anyone who can identify the men is asked to call Essex Police.