POLICE are looking for two youths who punched a 13-year-old and stole cash from him.

The boy was on Falcon Avenue, Darwen, on Wednesday at 5.40pm when the two youths approached him and asked if they could borrow 10p.

They then held him down, punched him and took £5 from him.

The first youth is described as aged around 15, wearing blue jeans, a blue sweatshirt and white trainers. He had brown hair in a wedge style.

The second youth was around 16 and wore white trainers, black tracksuit trousers, a navy anorak and baseball cap and had short brown hair.

Sgt Andrea Bradbury of Darwen police appealed for anyone with any information about the attack to come forward.

She said: "The young boy was very shaken by what happened."

Anyone able to help should call Darwen CID on 353841.