TWO cousins aged 14 and 12 were attacked by a gang of youths and indecently assaulted.

The incident happened after the girls had left Hollycroft skate park, Breightmet, where they had been looking for a lost mobile phone.

Outside, a gang of six youths gathered round the girls and one of them was thrown to the ground.

The gang ran off when the father of one of the girls appeared. The incident happened at 10.50pm on Friday night. The girls were uninjured in the incident. Police are investigating.