A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy from Cheltenham has been hospitalised after an assault in Monmouth.

It happened on Rolls Avenue, Monmouth overnight between Tuesday, August 17 and Wednesday, August 18 – with Gwent Police being called at 12am.

He is receiving treatment at hospital for injuries to his arm and back but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

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A spokesman for Gwent Police said: “We received a report of a serious assault in Rolls Avenue, Monmouth at around midnight on Wednesday, August 18.

“A 16-year-old boy from the Cheltenham area sustained injuries to his arm and back.

“He is currently receiving treatment in hospital and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.”

Anyone with any information including CCTV or dashcam footage is asked to call Gwent Police on 101 or via their social media pages, quoting the reference 2100290115.