Police are appealing for information after a boy exposed himself to a young girl in Mildenhall.

The girl was playing in the rear garden of a property in Hanmer Avenue at around 6.30pm on Friday.

At the rear of the property is a path, where a boy was seen sitting on a wall.

The boy called out to the girl before climbing up against the back fence of the property and exposing himself through a hole and urinating.

The mother of the girl witnessed the incident and shouted at the boy, who then ran off up the path towards Peterhouse Close.

The boy is described as white, aged between 12 and 14 years old, of ‘chubby’ build, with short dark blond hair and wearing a red jumper.

Anyone with information should contact Mildenhall Police on 101 quoting reference MH/14/896.