POLICE are appealing for information after a 16-year-old girl was assaulted in Cheltenham.

The incident happened in an alleyway which runs from the upper end of the High Street to Sandford Park between 10.30pm and 10.40pm on Saturday July 5.

The victim was walking along the path when the offender who she was walking with kicked a bottle which hit the victim, causing injuries to her face.

Anyone who may have seen the incident is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting crime number 16081/14.