A TEENAGER has been assaulted by a gang while he was walking near Coate Water.

The incident happened on Saturday, August 12 at around 9.30pm as the white teenager was heading home along Queens Drive, near to the Coate Water roundabout.

He was attacked by a group of five black males who got out of an old-style Ford Fiesta, which was playing loud music and had a loud exhaust.

One of the men was wearing a white vest with a Jamaican flag on it.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Field at Swindon police on 0845 408 7000 or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.