Police are appealing for witnesses after a 15-year-old girl was attacked.

The girl was walking along Branch Road, Batley, between 2.30pm and 2.45pm on Wednesday, July 11, when two Asian men grabbed her and pulled her into an alleyway.

One of the men held a knife at the girl's throat in what police are treating as a racist attack.

The attackers, who spoke in a foreign language, fled when they were disturbed by a man who was standing by the bus station at the far end of the alleyway.

Nothing was stolen but the victim was deeply shocked by the incident and has only just been able to talk to the police about the attack.

She did not need hospital treatment but was seen by a doctor.

The first attacker is described as Asian, 6ft tall, skinny, with black hair cut in a pudding basin style, early 20s, with a thin goaty beard and a thin nose which was flat at the base. He was wearing a black, thigh-length, leather jacket which was fastened from top to bottom with large round buttons, semi-circular pockets, and had a black belt. He was also wearing a red circular prayer cap. The second attacker was Asian, 17-years-old, 5ft 7ins, with a skinny face and puffy cheeks, short hair and a skinny build. He also had his left eyebrow shaved. He was wearing a grey top with a white bulldog motif at the top of the right arm.

Anyone who witnessed the attack or knows the attackers can contact Batley Police on (01924) 421076.