AN 11-year-old boy was dragged into an alleyway and beaten in an unprovoked attack.

He had been walking past the path which runs from Rayleigh Road to Steeplefield, in Eastwood, when he was grabbed and pulled out of view.

A teenage boy then repeatedly kicked him for no apparent reason.

The victim told police his attacker was about 16 years old, skinny, and 5ft 8ins tall.

He was white, with brown, curly hair, had shaved lines through his eyebrows and was wearing a red jumper, black trousers and black shoes.

PC Deborah Martin, of Eastwood police, said she was particularly keen to speak to an elderly man who was passing by and may have vital evidence.

Anyone with information should call Eastwood police on 0300 3334444.