On the right is Rue du Mont Pellier, in Trinity, where a 15-year-old boy was attacked in broad daylight

DETECTIVES are searching for ten thugs who attacked a teenager in broad daylight, fracturing his nose and ribs.

They are also searching for witnesses to two more attacks in St Helier at the weekend that left one man with a broken tooth and a second victim without both his front teeth.

On Friday a 15-year-old boy was walking along Rue du Mont Pellier, Trinity, between 2 pm and 3.30 pm after leaving his friends near the Trinity Arms pub.

He was texting on his mobile phone when he was approached and attacked by ten young men aged between 17 and 19. His attackers stole his mobile phone. He was rescued by a passing motorist and her young daughter, who were driving by in a blue car.

There were also two assaults in St Helier in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is believed that they are linked to each other, but not to the Trinity attack.

Anyone with information about any of the attacks should call detectives in CID on 612200 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.