A TEENAGE girl sustained facial injuries in an assault in Bournemouth.

Dorset Police received a report of an assault that occurred at around 4.25pm on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Kings Park in Boscombe.

It is reported that the victim – a teenage girl – sustained facial injuries.

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following the assault.

The offender is described as a teenage girl, five feet six inches tall, with dirty-blonde, plaited hair. She was reportedly wearing a school uniform.

Police Constable Sebastian Horsfield of Bournemouth police said: “We are investigating this assault and looking to establish the full circumstances of how it happened.

“We are keen for anyone who witnessed what happened to please come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55240073180.