A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital yesterday evening (Tuesday, February 21) after he was assaulted in Whitby Park.

At 7.23pm police were contacted by paramedics who reported that a 13-year-old boy had been assaulted in Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port.

Officers attended and established that the boy had been assaulted by a small group of youths near to the skatepark.

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The boy was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and anyone with any information is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101, or at www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us, quoting IML 1484726.

Information can also be reported anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.