Police have released an image in their ongoing search for a group of teenage boys allegedly involved in an assault at Thorpe Park last month.

The incident involved an eight-year-old girl who was with her family being spat at near to one of the park exits between 6-7pm on Sunday, June 6.

A group of four teenage boys approached the family and spat at them, in actions police described as assault.

The parents of the girl, who was undergoing cancer treatment, told police they thought she had been targeted due to her shaved head.

A police statement published with their appeal read:

"The four suspects are described as 17 year-old boys, all around 5’8” tall.

"The boy who spat on the informant’s daughter was described as Mediterranean, with curly black brown hair and wearing a black t-shirt.

"The other boys were described as White. One had short blonde hair and wore a black t-shirt and grey tracksuit bottoms. One was wearing shorts and a t-shirt with a side pouch.

"We are now releasing a photograph of four boys we would like to identify as part of this ongoing investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on their website, or calling 101, and quoting PR/45210059001.