POLICE are looking for two 16-year-old boys who punched a 13-year-old cyclist off his bike.

The victim was cycling along Liverpool Road, St Helens, at about 6pm on Sunday, January 7. One of the teenagers punched him off his bike and the second youth then got on it and rode off.

The bike, a Fireblade mountain bike valued at £140, was later found at the rear of Liverpool Road. Both offenders are believed to be about 16 years of age, 5ft 8in tall and medium build. The youth that punched the boy had black hair and the second teenager had ginger hair. Both were wearing dark bomber jackets.

KNOW something... call DC Sharron Atherton on 0151 777 6064, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.