9:30am Tuesday 16th March 2010
By Jim Durkin
A GANG of hoodies carried out a “brutal” attack on a teenage boy, leaving him in hospital with a shattered jaw.
The victim, one of three 16-year-olds who were walking through the Canford Heath area of Poole, was surrounded by a gang of up to 20, many of them with faces obscured by hooded tops and scarves.
Without provocation one of them punched the teen in the face with enough force to break his jaw in two places.
The victim has undergone an operation at Poole Hospital.
Det Con Vanessa Moyle said: “This was a cowardly, unprovoked and brutal attack on a teenage boy and I am determined that the offenders will be brought to justice.”
The attack happened around 8.30pm on Friday outside the Ad Astra First School, Sherborne Crescent.
Det Con Moyle said: “The victim was walking in the direction of Adastral Road.”
She is appealing for anyone who witnessed the attack, or saw the large group hanging around in the area, to contact her.
She added: “It may be that the members of this group didn’t realise quite how serious the boy’s injuries were at the time of the incident and I’d urge them to do the right thing and call the police.”
Call Dorset Police on 01202 22 22 22 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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