A GROUP of boys pushed a 13-year-old girl to the ground before wiped dog faeces on her.

Cleveland Police said that the girl was attacked by four boys aged about 13 and 14 on a footpath running alongside the beck at Stumps Cross in Guisborough between 3.30pm and 3.45pm yesterday (Tuesday, July 5).

The boys pushed the girl on the grass, and one of them, who was wearing a plastic glove, wiped dog faeces on her. They were all wearing green jumpers and afterwards ran off.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect or regarding the incident should call PC Leigh Stevens on the non-emergency number 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or crimestoppers-uk.org.