A teenage girl was punched in the face and robbed.

The 16-year-old student was walking in an alleyway between Arundel Road and Cornwall Road in Littlehampton at 9.30am on Thursday, September 19, when she was approached by two men.

They snatched her rucksack took cash from inside and then punched her in the face before leaving towards Beaconsfield Road.

The victim suffered bruising to her eye.

The men were 16 to 18, Eastern European and tanned.

A police spokesman said: "The thieves tried to take the victim's mobile phone as well as her money but she very bravely fought them off.

"We would like to speak to anyone who was in the area around Arundel Road, Cornwall Road and Beaconsfield Road who could have seen the teenagers running away. Please come forward no matter how small the piece of information you might have."

Call Sussex Police on 101.