The incident is thought to have taken place on the towpath leading from Rotherhithe New Road to Bermondsey South Station at around 5:10pm on December 6.
Around this time a man in his 40s was approached by two men riding the same bicycle.
The man was then pulled to the ground and his face was slashed two times with a knife, which police say was in an attempt to steal the victim’s phone.
However, after the phone couldn’t be retrieved, the suspects left the scene and were seen cycling off in the direction of Stubbs Drive following the incident.
The victim was left with facial cuts and was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital.
Police say that the men are described as being white, between 18-20 years in age, wearing dark clothing.
Detective Sergeant Darren Quartly of the Met’s Central South Robbery Team said: “This was a violent and frightening attack on an innocent person.
“The suspects did not achieve their aim of stealing his phone but the pain they caused him physically and mentally is significant. The scars from his injuries will be with him for the rest of his life and it will take him time to recover from this attack.
“We are determined to crack down on crimes like these to make our streets safer.
“The incident happened near a station at a busy time of day and so we think it’s likely that someone will have seen something or have some information that could help our investigation. If you know anything at all we urge you to get in touch.”
There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.
Anyone with information or any witnesses can contact police via 101 or @MetCC on X, quoting the reference CAD 5048/6Dec.
Information can also be reported anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit the crimestoppers-uk.org website.
The full statement from Metropolitan Police read: “The incident happened on a towpath leading from Rotherhithe New Road to South Bermondsey Station in Southwark at around 17:10hrs on Wednesday, 6 December.
“A man in his 40s was approached by two men riding on the same bicycle.
“The suspects pulled the victim to the ground and slashed his face twice with a knife in an attempt to steal his phone.
“When they couldn’t easily grab the phone they made off empty handed.
“They were seen cycling off in the direction of Stubbs Drive after the attack.
“The two men are described as both being white and aged around 18-20 years and were wearing dark clothing.
“The victim was left with cuts on his face.
“He was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital for treatment.”
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