POLICE have appealed for witnesses to an incident on Tuesday evening when a 14-year-old Marlborough College student was set upon and beaten up by a gang of up to 12 youths.
The boy was attacked as he walked home along the bottom of Barton Hill on the A4 Bath Road at around 6pm.
The gang surrounded the student, who was tripped and punched three times in the face and twice in the stomach.
He suffered minor injuries which did not require hospital treatment.
Acting Sergeant Andy Sexton said Marlborough Police were treating the incident very seriously.
He said: "This was a very nasty incident which could be described as bullying. We are looking for independent witnesses and would be grateful for any information about it."
Police are treating the incident as an assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Anyone with information should call (01672) 512311.
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