Police are investigating an assault on a teenage boy in Carlisle.

It happened on Botchergate, near the Ibis hotel, on September 2 at about 10.10pm

The boy, in his mid-teens, sustained head injuries and a hand injury.

Officers are seeking witnesses – or anyone who has any information about a group of males and a female, who was wearing a blue top, in this area on the night.

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Anyone with information can report online quoting incident 240 of September 2.

You can also phone on 101 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.