WITNESSES are being sought after a teenager was assaulted in North Yorkshire.

It happened at about 4.40pm on Friday in Eastfield, Scarborough, near to the junction of Westway and High Street, North Yorkshire Police said.

The boy, aged 14, was pushed to the ground and suffered minor injuries, while his mobile phone was damaged, the force added.

The suspect is described as a white boy aged around 15 with brown hair. He was wearing a black hooded top with grey tracksuit bottoms.

He was in the company of a second youth who was also white, about 15-years-old with blonde hair and wearing a white hooded top with grey tracksuit bottoms.

Anyone with information should phone North Yorkshire Police on 101. Quote reference number 12180195823.