POLICE are hunting four attackers who left an 18-year-old man with a broken jaw.

The teenager, from Thornaby, needed surgery after he was set upon by four men in what police described as "a violent and unprovoked attack" in the town.

The man was kicked and punched in the face and head during the assault, on The Green, near the junction with Thornaby Road, between 8pm and 9pm on Saturday, March 12.

Anyone with information is asked to call PC Walton, of Cleveland Police, on (01642) 326326.