POLICE are investigating after a teenager was robbed and assaulted in Redditch. 

The 15-year-old was targeted in Coldfield Drive at around 10pm on Saturday (October 14).

He was cycling past the petrol station and heading towards the underpass that runs beneath the Alvechurch Highway when he noticed three men walking towards him. 

As he cycled past, one of the men is reported to have pushed the victim and demanded money.

The victim refused, but one of the group is understood to have removed a quantity of cash from his pocket, while another took his bike and rode off towards Tesco on Coldfield Drive.

One of the men then assaulted the victim - punching him to the face - before two of the men are reported to have walked towards the underpass.

Shortly afterwards, the victim found his bike on the footpath.

The first man is described as white, in his late 30s or early 40s, around 5ft 8in tall, of wide build and clean shaven. 

He was wearing a black woolly hat over his head, blacky grey tracksuit bottoms, white Lonsdale trainers and is reported to have spoken with an eastern European accent.

The second man, who is thought to be white, around 6ft 3in tall, of slim build, was dressed in a blue hooded top pulled over his head, dark blue loose fitting jeans.

The third man is described as white, approximately 6ft tall, in his early 20s, of slim to medium build with stubble. He was wearing a black parker-style coat with a furry hood, which was pulled up, and light grey tracksuit bottoms.

Enquiries are currently ongoing but officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident, or who saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting incident number 218S of 14 October.