A TEEN was punched in the face, kicked and robbed of his £900 mountain bike.

Wiltshire Police has appealed for two key witnesses to the Eldene robbery, who helped the boy to a friend's house nearby, to come forward. One boy, 15, has been arrested in connection with the theft.

The force said the 14-year-old boy was cycling along an alleyway between Stubsmead and Bowleymead at around 3pm on Wednesday, December 5, when he was approached by another teenager.

The boy punched the rider in the face, pulled him from his bike and kicked him as the teen victim lay on the floor. The suspect fled the scene on the grey and red Voodoo Canzo mountain bike, which sells for around £880 new.

PC Alexander Pawlowski urged the good samaritan couple to come forward: "I would like to thank these two people who went out of their way to help the young boy who had been injured in this incident.

"We now need to speak to them as they could be crucial witnesses."

Call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.