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A teenager was left pouring with blood when two 'despicable' thugs attacked him opposite a police station - and beat him with a tube of Pringles.

The 19-year-old was set upon as he sat on a wall outside Fratton Police Station in Portsmouth, Hants, waiting for his uncle to take him to work.

As he rolled a cigarette, the men shoved him backwards over the wall, beat him with a tube of Pringles and punched and kicked him repeatedly.

The thugs then swung at the teen, who asked not to be named, with his skateboard before fleeing from the scene.

Staggering across the road towards the police station, he banged on the door and asked for help - to no avail.

It emerged the premises were only open for appointments and does not have a front counter.

He then called 999 and his uncle, who was in his flat and unaware of what happened, then came out and saw his injuries.

The teen said: "I was sat on the wall rolling a cigarette when two men walked past, and the taller one of the two gave me a massive shove backwards.

"I caught myself on the way down, and as they walked away I swore at them.

"They then came back and the one who shoved me had a tube of Pringles, and he started hitting me over the head, torso and arms with it.

"Then his friend was punching me several times and then as I was still sat on the wall, they both just laid into me.

"They were kicking me, stamping on my foot - they were going for me like you wouldn't believe.

"The shorter one split the side of my eyebrow open, and the blood was pouring down my face.

"My uncle was gobsmacked. He thought I had fallen off my skateboard and scuffed my face, and then I told him I had just been severely beaten at 8am in the morning.

"It is despicable what they did to me."

The teenager then criticised police for not coming to his aid, adding he didn't understand why there was an unmanned police station.

He added: "I had no idea it was an unmanned police station. I hit the doors with both hands as hard as I could and no-one came for me.

"It doesn't make sense to have a station with no-one there to help."

Hampshire Constabulary is appealing for witnesses to come forward in the hope the men can be found.