Police are hunting for two youths in connection with a brazen indecent assault committed on Sunday.

At around 1.50pm, a 16-year-old girl was walking along Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, when she saw two youths standing on the pavement in front of her.

Not wishing to walk past them, she crossed the road and, noticing that they too had crossed the road, she crossed back.

One of the youths then called out to her and grabbed her by the arm and, pushing her up against the wall, subjected her to an indecent assault.

The victim of the assault, who was left severely distressed, managed to escape when the other youth pulled the attacker off and said they should go.

The attacker is described as a 16-year-old male of Asian appearance, around 5ft 8in tall, with a medium build, and short black bristly hair and very strong black eye brows.

He was clean shaven with a fairly round face and was wearing a black, leather-look three-quarter-length coat and a dark green sweater with a navy blue and multi-coloured logo

His accomplice is described as another 16-year-old male of Asian appearance, also about 5ft 8in tall but with a stocky build.

He had short, straight black hair and was wearing a hooded, off-white pullover top with a short zip up to the neck and a dark coloured logo.

Sergeant Allan Gee, of Keighley police, says: "This was a particularly nasty attack on a young girl in the middle of the afternoon in a relatively built up area.

"It took place at the side of a main road so it's quite possible that there were people in or near that area who may have seen this taking place, or who may have seen the suspects in the area.

"We're anxious to trace these two individuals so we can deal with this incident," he adds.

Anyone with any information should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or Keighley police on 01535 617059.