Police seek teenagers over violent assault on man

Grass park with skate park featuring slopes to the left and a higher platform on the right. There is graffiti on the ramps. There are two people standing at the edge of the skate park. There are trees and a hedge beyond the skate park.Image source, Hugh Venables/Geograph
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The assault happened near the Skate Park in Jesus Green

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Police are hunting for two teenage boys after a serious attack left a man with fractures to his face and ribs.

It happened near the skate park at Jesus Green in Cambridge at about 20:00 BST on Saturday.

Cambridgeshire Police said the man, who was in his 50s, lost consciousness for a time but did not receive life-threatening injuries and was in a stable condition in hospital.

The force said it was a "particularly violent assault" and appealed for witnesses to get in touch.

Police believed the attack was carried out by two boys, described as white and possibly in their mid-to-late teens.

One had brown slicked-back hair and was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans.

The other had blond or light-brown hair and was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts.

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