POLICE are hunting a teenage sex attacker after a girl was assaulted in Longford. The boy is believed to have been following two girls, aged 14 and 16, as they walked along Long Lane towards Winwick.

He had been wolf whistling the girls before approaching and then grabbing one.

Police revealed one of the girls was sexually assaulted during the incident which happened around 8.45pm on Monday, January 28, before the man escaped towards Northway.

The attacker is described as in his late teens, around 5ft 8ins tall and slim build. He had a spotty complexion and mousey hair. He was wearing a black duffle coat with the hood up, black tracksuit bottoms and spoke with a local accent.

Anyone with information should call PC Pam Hopkins on 0845 4586379 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.