A 13-year-old has been left with injuries to his face after being assaulted by a group teenagers yesterday, Saturday, July 19 during Chudleigh Carnival.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the teenager was assaulted in the Multi Use Game Area (MUGA) in the town.

‘This was the day of the Chudleigh carnival and we believe the area was busy at the time’, says a spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police.

The incident, in which the young person sustained facial injuries, happened just before 7pm on Saturday, July 19.

The victim was surrounded by a group of young people of a similar age and assaulted sustaining actual bodily harm.

Anyone with information is asked to make contact via the Devon & Cornwall Police website or by calling 101 quoting 50250186255.

Information can also be passed anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or reporting online at: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

The incident was photographed/filmed and may have been posted to social media, police have said.

‘We strongly advise people do not do this, any such images should be past onto the police as soon as possible’, says the force spokesperson