Police are appealing for witnesses and information about the unprovoked attack and assault of a 13-year-old boy in Hastings.
The boy was walking on the upper promenade in Grand Parade towards Warrior Square at around 4pm on Monday (November 28) when he was set upon by a group of two boys and a girl, one with a black scooter. He was headbutted and then punched in the face. He was taken to Conquest Hospital in Hastings for treatment to his injuries.