Police looking for man with pram after teen punched in the face

Essex Police are searching for a man after a teenage boy was badly assaulted. Police said the victim was walking down Boleyns Avenue in Braintree at around 6.15pm on October 13 when the attack happened.

The teenage boy was grabbed by a man and punched in the face, which caused him to bleed. Essex Police said the attack happened in front of two young children who were accompanying the man they wish to talk to following the incident.

Essex Police described the man as a slim male in his 40s with stubble and short dark hair. He was waring a blue coat and jeans at the time of the attack. Police said he had a pram which carried one of the children at the time of the attack.

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Anyone with information, CCTV or who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Essex Police following their public appeal on Thursday evening (November 14). You can report information to the police via their website or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 42/156260/24 so that any information gets to the right person as quickly as possible.

You can also report anonymously via charity Crimestoppers UK via their website or by calling 0800 555 111.