A CCTV of three men is being released after robbers beat and tied up a jewellery shop manager before fleeing with £50,000 worth of goods.

Two men became violent when the manager at Turquoise jewellers, London Road, Barking, refused to buy their goods being offered for sale on Tuesday, December 27.

Shortly before 8.40am, police were called and found the manager, a 45-year-old man, suffering from head and facial injuries and £50,000 worth of jewellery taken.

He was taken to an east London hospital by medics for treatment to his injuries, which were not life-threatening.

East London and West Essex Guardian Series:

The shop has been closed since the raid

He was punched several times in the face and over the head, before being tied up.

The two men then emptied the shop and contents in the safe.

A third suspect stood outside the shop as a lookout on his mobile phone and then entered the shop and left soon after with the other two suspects carrying bags laden with the shop's contents.

Suspect 1 is described as a white man with a black beard wearing a grey bobble hat, dark blue jacket with a tartan hessian laundry bag over his shoulder, dark trousers and black trainers.

Suspect 2 is described as a white man with a black beard wearing a dark body warmer over a grey top, a dark bag across his waist, grey jogging bottoms and dark trainers with yellow soles.

Suspect 3 is described as a stocky white man with a beard wearing a grey hooded top, grey trousers and white trainers.

DC Andy Davenport said: "This is a shocking incident that has left the victim very traumatised after his ordeal.

“We are keen to identify the three men in the CCTV footage so we can speak to them about the incident. We would also urge anyone who witnessed the incident to contact us."

Anyone with information or any witnesses are urged to call police on 101 or on Twitter @Metcc or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.