A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was pushed to the ground, kicked and had is arm broken after an attack in Heswall.

Merseyside Police received a report that between 1.30pm and 2.30pm on Sunday, October 21 a 12-year-old boy was assaulted while playing football at the Puddydale.

A group of teenagers came over and asked the 12-year-old if they could join in a game of football with him and his friends.

After a while the victim told them that he wanted to carry on the game without them but was pushed to the ground and kicked in the arm by a teenage boy and suffered a broken arm.