Three men dressed in black with face coverings and caps stole power tools from a vehicle and then assaulted the victim.
The incident happened on April 17 at around 1.40pm in Salhouse Road in Rackheath when the group of men broke into the vehicle.
The victim became involved in an altercation with the suspects and was assaulted.
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The rear windscreen of the suspects’ vehicle was smashed during the altercation.
Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have any relevant dashcam footage.
Anyone who may have seen a silver or light blue estate car with a smashed rear window travelling out of Rackheath towards Norwich city centre is being asked to contact police.
Those with relevant information are asked to get in touch quoting reference: 36/25903/24
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