A 13-year-old boy was punched and kicked by another teenager who tried to rob him of 20p.
The attack happened in woods off Kelvin Way, Broadfield, Crawley, at 5pm on Thursday.
He suffered a sore face but nothing was stolen.
The attacker was about 14, 5ft 1in tall and had short brown hair. He wore a blue and silver tracksuit top and blue trousers.
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