POLICE are appealing for information on an apparently unprovoked attack on a young man.

The 19-year-old was walking his dog along New Street, near to Sutton Cricket Club, between midnight and 12.30am on Tuesday, June 6 when three men attacked him from behind. They knocked him to the ground then ran off without stealing anything.

The victim, who received treatment for minor injuries at St Helens Hospital, could give no description of his attackers other than that one of them had a skinhead haircut.

Anyone with information can contact DC Sharon Atherton at St Helens CID on 0151 777 6062 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.