POLICE have launched an appeal for information, after a teenage boy was attacked and left with “injuries on his face”.
The incident took place in Bancrofts Road, South Woodham Ferrers, yesterday evening (August 4).
Three suspects then reportedly took the boy’s skateboard and threw it over a fence, before fleeing the scene.
According to reports on social media, two men in a white van stopped to intervene and called the police.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: “We are investigating reports of an assault in Bancrofts Road, South Woodham Ferrers, on Tuesday 4 August.
“It was reported the victim, a teenage boy, was approach by several suspects who assaulted him resulting in injuries to his face.
“The suspects also reportedly threw his skateboard over a nearby fence before leaving the scene in the direction of the train station.
“Anyone with information should contact us quoting incident 1239 of Tuesday 4 August.”
Alternatively, information can be given anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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