A YOUNG girl had to fight off two men after she was pinned to the ground in a town centre park.

The 12-year-old was walking through Albert Park, Middlesbrough, at around 9.15pm on Friday night when she was allegedly attacked by two men who the victim described as being of ‘African’ appearance.

The girl managed to free herself and fled the park and the two men made their way through towards Valley Road.

One suspect is described as being of black African appearance, aged around 25-years-old, of medium build, around 5ft 7ins to 5ft 8ins tall and he was bald. He was described as wearing an Armani tracksuit top and bottoms, which had a ‘AE7’ logo around the waist band and neckline, and he wore red trainers.

The second man is described as also being of black African appearance, aged around 25-years-old, around 5ft 6ins to 5ft 7ins tall and he was of skinny build with short black hair which was combed back with a quiff. He was wearing a yellow Nike t-shirt which had a black logo on the chest and black tracksuit bottoms and grey trainers - possibly Adidas.

Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Marie Appleby on the non-emergency number 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org