The robbery occurred in a layby on the A303 at Chaddenwick Hill, near Mere. Picture: Google

Man assaulted – and motorbike stolen – as he waited in A303 layby near Mere

Paul JonesNovember 17, 20250 Comment0

A MAN was assaulted – and a motorbike stolen from a trailer – as he rested in a layby on the A303.

The robbery occurred at around 4.30am on the morning of November 7, near Mere.

Police said the victim, a man in his 40s, was in his vehicle in a layby on Chaddenwick Hill when three people assaulted him and stole an orange KTM 250 motorbike with the registration plate RV71 NLM from the vehicle’s trailer.

“The offenders were travelling in a white Volvo with the registration plate BN62 ULD and they fled in the direction of Maiden Bradley,” a Wiltshire Police spokesperson added.

“Enquiries have been ongoing to identify those responsible and locate the bike.”

Anyone with information about the incident, or who may know where the bike may be, should contact police via 70934@wiltshire.police.uk, or call 101, reference 54250147209. They can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Paul Jones

I am the editor in chief of Blackmore Vale media, which includes the New Blackmore Vale, New Stour & Avon, Salisbury & Avon Gazette and the Purbeck Gazette, having been a reporter for some 20 years. In my spare time, I am a festival lover, with a particular focus on Glastonbury. I live in Somerset with my wife and two children.