A TEENAGER was allegedly assaulted by a man outside a school in south Cumbria.

Police said an 18-year-old, who was walking with his 12-year-old cousin, was grabbed at the neck and pushed against the school's gate by a man in his 50s.

The incident occurred outside South Walney Infant and Nursery School, on Amphitrite Street, at 6pm last Wednesday (May 21), said police.

Anyone with information should call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.