A 12 year old boy's been assaulted by a man in Bournemouth who claimed his mate threw snap bangers at a car.

He was with his friend on Cleveland Road at 5pm last Monday when a torquoise car stopped and the man got out.

Police say he chased the boy with the bangers along the road but when he didn't catch him..came back and threw the other boy onto the ground causing him to hurt his elbows and knee