Teenager battered for designer gear at Parklife
A TEENAGE boy was threatened with a knife and attacked by a gang of thugs at Parklife festival.
The 17-year-old – who does not wish to be named – said he was set upon by around five or six males as he was leaving the Heaton Park site on Sunday night.
The gang punched him and hit him around the head with a gas canister, he said.
He said one then pointed a knife to his chest and threatened to stab him if he would not hand over his Gucci hat, sunglasses and man-bag.
The teenager, from Moston, had to go to hospital after the brutal attack and has been left with two broken ribs, a black eye and bruising on his head.
His mum spoke to the M.E.N. about what happened and said her son has been left ‘terrified.’ The attack has been reported to Greater Manchester Police.
The teenager left the festival and spoke with a police officer outside. He gave a short statement and was picked up by his family before being taken to hospital.
His mum said: “His face is a mess. When he had left the police and got home he was absolutely heartbroken, he was terrified.
“He is really shook up. We went to hospital at about 11.30pm. He had a CT scan and they gave him a check and said they see bruising but it is not internal, there is bruising on the back of his head and on his eye.
“He has a couple of broken ribs and his left eye is all swollen.
“We’ve just got to keep an eye on him now.”
The victim’s mum said her son is a ‘sensible lad’ who had been to Parklife on Saturday and had no problems. She hopes that by sharing what happened to her son, that people will be deterred from carrying knives.
A GMP spokesperson said: “An investigation has been launched and enquiries are ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log number 52 of the 13 th June 2022.”
The majority of 56 arrests made
over the full weekend were for drug offences. The M.E.N. contacted a representative for Parklife for a comment.