A TEENAGE woman has been assaulted by a man in a Northallerton park.

The incident happened at around 3.50am on Sunday, January 28, in Bullamoor Park, Northallerton.

The 19-year-old woman was grabbed by a man and pushed to the ground.

Police are particularly interested in speaking to three males and two females who were seen with the victim on Bullamoor Road at the junction of Vicars Croft before heading towards the town centre.

It is believed some of this group caught a taxi to Thirsk that morning.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting reference number 12180016256.