Three Asian men in Bradley Stoke have been assaulted in broad daylight in an incident police are describing as “racially motivated”.

The incident took place on Wednesday, 5 March at around 4.30pm when the trio, aged between 23 and 31, were walking along The Beeches, near the Jubilee Centre.

Two youths approached then approached them, one of them punched the group and other shouted racial abuse. They then ran off towards Savages Wood Road.

One of the youths is described as white, 16 years-old, 5ft 8-10ins tall, with light brown hair.

The other was also a white male around the same age, 6ft tall, with light coloured hair and was wearing a blue hooded top.