A TERRIFIED 16-year-old youth had a knife pressed against his chest by thugs as he sat waiting for a bus in Preston Bus Station.

He was approached by a youth who demanded money. When he said that he had none, a second youth approached and held an orange-handled knife against his chest.

The teenager was searched and the thieves took his wallet and £4.

The knife-wielding thug is described as a white male, 17, with a skinhead, very spotty complexion.

The second offender was also described as a white 17-year-old, with dark, curly hair, a big, flat nose, 5ft 9ins. Both had Liverpudlian accents.

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