A STUDENT aged 20 was robbed on a footpath.

The victim was walking along the snicket off Halifax Road in Birchencliffe when he was confronted by the thief at 5pm yesterday.

He threatened him with a screwdriver and said: "You're being jacked."

He demanded the victim's Hugo Boss watch and gold chain which the student handed over. The attacker, who then ran away, is a dark- skinned man, 6ft and well-built.

He wore a dark grey hooded top with a black baseball cap underneath, grey jeans and black shoes.

He also wore a golfing glove on his left hand.

Contact Huddersfield CID on 01484 436582.