A teenage boy has sustained a broken arm following an assault in Kingsway, Gloucester earlier this month and police are appealing for witnesses.
Between 10.30pm and 11pm on Saturday 17 October a 17-year-old boy was assaulted by a group while he was riding his scooter in Kingsway sports field.
In addition to a broken arm the boy also sustained bruising to his face.
Investigating officers are keen to hear from any witnesses or motorists who may have been in the area and have seen the incident or have dashcam footage.
It was reported that the offenders were wearing balaclavas and had used baseball bats in the unprovoked attack.
Anyone with information is asked to submit this to police online by completing the update a crime report form and referencing incident 36 of 18 October: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/.
You can also call police on 101 or independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online via https://crimestoppers-uk.org/
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