Boy hurt in incident involving 30 men

A teenage boy was assaulted after he and his friends were approached and followed by a gang of 30 men.

Police are investigating the assault which occurred on Monday, July 24 at a 10.30pm in Yaxley.

A teenage boy and four of his friends were in the recreation ground when they were approached by a group of about 30 men who became aggressive towards them.

The boys were told to ‘get off ’ the recreation ground and left in the direction of Broadway. The men then dispersed into several groups.

A car, the make and model of which is unknown, then followed the boys along the road, at which point the teenagers ran back to the recreation ground and tried to flee via an alleyway that leads from the field down to Landsdowne Road, down the side of Yaxley Library.

One of the boys, a 14-yearold, was assaulted in the alleyway by a number of the gang of 30. A police spokesman said the other teenagers were also ‘set upon’ by the men, but escaped uninjured. The 14-yearold victim suffered “nasty” injuries to his face and legs.

No suspects have been identified at this time and police said no descriptions of the men were yet available.

Police returned to the area last night, Tuesday, to conduct patrols and trace witnesses.

Anyone with information can contact police via 101 quoting reference CF0424640717 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The scene of the attack