A TEENAGER was found covered in blood having been assaulted on Littledean Hill Road.

The 16-year-old boy was returning home to Cinderford from a party in the early hours of New Year's Day when he was approached by a group of four or five youths.

The boy suffered a chipped tooth, a graze and swelling to his right cheek, a cut to his nose and a graze to his forehead.

The attack happened in Littledean Hill Road between 1am and 1.50am on Saturday, January 1.

He was treated in hospital and was discharged later in the day.

Police are appealing for anyone with any information about what happened to the boy to come forward and ring 0845 090 1234, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting incident 187 of January 1.