The assault of a 15-year-old girl carrying a backpack and shopping bag in Wellington on Sunday evening wasn't motivated by theft, police believe.
The girl was assaulted by a man wearing black clothing at about 7.50pm on Sunday as she walked down Miramar's Mander Pl and Otaki St.
Police said she got off a Wellington city bus at the intersection of Park Rd and Miramar Ave in Miramar.
As she left the bus, carrying a backpack and a shopping bag, she noticed a thin male in black clothing, including a top with a hood, across the road near the shops.
As she walked down Miramar Ave a second man wearing white clothing walked past her.