POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a teenager in the changing rooms at the Thompson Centre in Burnley.

During the incident a 15-year-old boy was punched by a white male described as aged around 16 years old, 5ft 8in tall, stocky and with very short black hair and dark hair along his top lip.

The offender had no top on, but was wearing three-quarter-length dark blue or grey pants with grey trousers. He was with a male of a similar age, described as skinny and wearing a white fleece top with a Burnley Football Club shirt underneath and blue jeans.

The incident happened at about 4.30pm on Saturday, September 13, although police have only just released details.

Details can be passed to Town Centre Community Beat Manager Dave Wiggan, anonymously if need be, via his voicemail number which is 01282 472181.