A boy was robbed of his ring by three youths who threatened to beat him up.

The 12-year-old was in Station Way, Crawley, when he was approached by the thugs.

He was not injured but the ring, worth £35, was pulled from his finger.

The offenders were all white. The first was aged 13 to 15, 5ft 7in, thin, with short, brown hair. He wore a blue Nike baseball cap, dark blue T-shirt and navy blue tracksuit bottoms.

The second was aged 13, 5ft 2in, chubby, with light-brown hair and wearing blue and white tracksuit trousers. The third male had brown hair.

Anyone with information about the incident, on Monday at 2pm, should call Detective Constable Steve Tattersall at Crawley CID 01293 583823.