A TEENAGE boy was punched in the face as he cycled along a pavement in St Neots.

A TEENAGE boy was punched in the face as he cycled along a pavement in St Neots.

The 15-year-old victim was cycling along the pavement in Huntingdon Street at about 8.40am on Thursday (December 16) when a man confronted him.

The man punched him in the face and then made off. The assault happened outside Lloyds Pharmacy.

The offender is described as white, 6ft 2in, of medium build with shaved fair hair and was wearing a long dark coat.

He was with a woman and both were pushing pushchairs.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

PC Tom Corbett, investigating, said: “This was a shocking, unprovoked attack on a young victim.

“The area would have been quite busy at the time and I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened to call police.”

INFORMATION: Anyone with any information should call PC Corbett on 0345 456 456 4 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.