Police hunt egg attackers (From Worcester News)

Police hunt egg attackers

11:30pm Monday 8th February 2010 in

By Claire Fry » @clairefryWN #WENews

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A MAN was ‘egged’ before being punched and kicked in an inprovoked attack in Worcestershire.

Droitwich Police are trying to identify a group of young people - including one aged 10 or under and at least one female - some of whom attacked a man after hitting him with eggs.

The victim was walking home on a footpath linking Westbury Avenue, Ombersley Way and Celvestune Way when he was attacked at about 8pm on Friday.

He was treated in the Accident & Emergency Department of Worcestershire Royal Hospital for a number of injuries to his head and body, but later released.

A police spokesman said: “This was a totally unprovoked attack on an innocent victim who did not know any of his assailants or anyone else in the group.

“He is not exactly sure of how many people were in the group - as he initially ignored them when he was hit by the eggs - and he currently cannot describe any of his assailants.

“We would like to hear from anyone who either saw the incident or the group before or afterwards, or who believes they know one or more of its members.

"We are also asking parents to ask their youngsters where they were, who they were with and what they were doing at the time of this vicious incident.”

Police can be contacted on 0300 333 3000, quoting 717S/050210. Information can also be given – anonymously – to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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jb says...
11:46pm Mon 8 Feb 10

"We are also asking parents to ask their youngsters where they were, who they were with and what they were doing at the time of this vicious incident.” Without stereotyping anyone, I would imagine that the mindless idiots who committed this crime have parents who don't actually care who they are with or where they are as long as they are not under their feet. I hope the victim is recovering from this but it just goes to show the contempt young people in society have for others. "Do unto others" maybe that should be the type of justice we allow these days. I am not condoning vigilante behaviour but something has to be done to show these hooligans that their actions really do have consequences, at the moment they are being allowed to run away laughing onto their next victim. With the age of criminal responsibility being 10 years old then maybe the law needs to be amended to allow younger children to be suitably punished in order to instill in them what is right and wrong before they do become of an age when the full weight of the law can be brought upon them.

Police hunt egg attackers (From Worcester News)

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