A teenage girl was pushed to the floor whilst walking along a street.

Between 6.30pm and 7pm the victim, a 14 year old girl, was walking through Malborough Park, Harpenden, on June 26.

She was approached from behind by the attacker who grabbed her around the face causing her to fall to the ground.

The victim managed to fight the attacker off and get away. She was not able to describe the attacker but believes it was a man.

Detective Inspector Pete Frost said: "Thankfully the victim was not injured but has understandably been left shocked by what happened.

"We take incidents of this kind very seriously and are doing all we can to identify the person responsible. I would like to ask for anyone in the area at the time to come forward and assist us in our enquires."

Anyone with information should contact Hertfordshire Constabulary on 101.