Witnesses sought to assault on teenage boy in Bognor Regis

Police investigating an assault on a 14-year-old boy in Bognor Regis are appealing for witnesses.

The victim was walking along Nyewood Lane around 9.30pm on Tuesday 11 July when he was approached by a group of people and assaulted. He suffered a broken wrist requiring hospital treatment.

Officers investigating the assault believe it may be related to an altercation at a football match held earlier that evening at Bognor Regis Football Club.

The suspects are described as males, aged between 17 and 19.

Anyone who witnessed the assault, or who may have captured any relevant mobile phone footage from the area around that time, is asked to get in touch.

Information can be passed to police online or by calling 101 quoting serial 585 of 12/07.