German tourist, 23, is stabbed in the head by a trio of teenage attackers who demanded his wallet and phone during a violent daylight robbery German tourist stabbed in head at Manly after teenagers demanded his wallet The 23-year-old backpacker was walking up stairs along Upper Gilbert Street Three teens threatened the man with knife and demanded his wallet and phone By Aidan Wondracz For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:55 GMT, 14 March 2019 | Updated: 03:55 GMT, 14 March 2019 Viewcomments Three teenagers remain on the run after a German tourist was stabbed in the head in a brazen attempted daylight robbery in a Sydney suburb. The 23-year-old backpacker was walking up stairs along Upper Gilbert Street, Manly, when the trio approached him at about 5.30pm on Wednesday. The teens threatened the man with a knife and demanded he hand over his wallet and mobile phone. The 23-year-old backpacker had been walking up stairs along Upper Gilbert Street, Manly when the trio approached him at about 5.30pm on Wednesday (pictured) In an ensuing scuffle, the man was stabbed in the head and the teenagers fled empty-handed along Upper Glibert Street near Tower Street. 'The victim received a laceration or slash wound to his head,' a police spokesperson told Daily Telegraph. 'He also injured his shoulder.' The man managed to make it back to his nearby residence before he called a taxi. He was taken to Northern Beaches Hospital where he waits to have surgery for his serious head injury. The victim described one of the teenagers as caucasian and aged between 16 to 17 years. He is said to have long, blond wavy hair and was wearing a dark hat. A second teenager is described as 17 to 18 years of age with a dark crop of hair and some facial hair. He was described as wearing a black shirt with a white logo and jeans or dark pants. The last teenager is described as having brown hair and eyes and wearing black clothing, a baseball cap with a red and white bandana wrapped around his neck. The tourist was taken to Northern Beaches Hospital (pictured) where he waits to have surgery for his serious head injury Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility