A GANG of young people allegedly attacked a man and then hurled a paving slab through a window.

North Yorkshire Police said a group of males, aged 15 to 20-year-old, assaulted a male resident and threw a paving slab at a downstairs window of a property in Cecil Street, Harrogate.

It happened at 11.30pm last Friday.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: "The victim suffered swelling to his eye and had a number of cuts and grazes."

Police are conducting inquiries and are asking for the public's help to determine the full circumstances surrounding the assault and criminal damage.

Phone North Yorkshire Police with information on 101, select option 2, and ask for Nicholas Woods. You can also email Nicholas.Woods@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk Alternatively, phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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