TWO men were beaten up by a gang of youths as they walked home in the early hours of New Year’s Day at Warrington.
One suffered a fractured jaw and cheekbone while the other was left with cuts and bruises.
The gang of youths – believed to number five or six – included boys and girls.
Police are appealing for witnesses of the attack which took place at Risley.
The two victims were walking home after celebrating the New Year at the Turf and Feathers pub in Glover Road, Risley. As the walked along a path between the pub and Strawberry Close they were attacked by the gang.
Police say the gang are believed to be local. One was a girl, aged 14-16 who spoke with a local accent. She was wearing a short black skirt.
Another was a boy of similar age, of stocky build and also with a local accent.
Investigating Officer Detective Constable Simon Fisher said: “The victims in this case have been left shocked as a result of this unprovoked attack and I am keen to trace the people responsible so that they can be brought to justice.
“We are currently following a number of lines of enquiry and as part of my investigation I am keen to speak to anyone who was in the local area at the time this assault took place.
“As the incident occurred on New Year’s Day, there are likely to have been an increased number of people in the area who could hold vital information and I urge them to contact the team here are Warrington on 101 to help assist our investigation.”
Anyone with any information on relation to the incident is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 187 of 1/1/2017. Information can also be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Mini-skirted girl in gang attack on two men
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Shocking and I hope the two men are ok now. One has to wonder what the parents of these kids are like if they allow their children, aged between 14 and 16, to be roaming the streets at 2.30am in the morning let alone the kids thinking it’s ok to attack two innocent people.
I find it very worrying that we live in such a society these days where people like this roam the streets just looking for fights and trouble for what, to them, can only be described as ‘a bit of fun’ or so called ‘street cred’. They need catching and locking up before they go one step further and another innocent person looses their life…like Gary Newlove did around there..or anyone anywhere else does too 🙁
Amen to all those sentiments and concerns.
As said above… what are the parents like.
If they allow their children(and that is what they are) to roam the streets at night?
I wonder if they are out themselves swilling beer in Bridge St.
Totally uninterested in the children who should be at home in bed.
Sadly children can be very economical with the truth – they tell their parents they are going on a sleepover and it is often not the case.
I would advise any parent to check with the parent at the house of the said sleepovers to always double check that a responsible adult will be in and ensuring all youngsters are in at a reasonable time and aware of where they are and what they are doing.
Unfortunately we live in a world where an increasing number of parents are more interested in their own social lives than what their children are up to – or willing to accept what they are told over a mobile phone without knowing exactly where their children are!
Having experienced in 2005/6 night after night for several weeks, the effects of feral youth and apathetic parenting activities (though not in this borough), I agree with your summary Gary, in particular your last paragraph. It seems little has changed since my experiences. Here is a recent response from another paper, on an article of problems elsewhere in this borough:
“What a nonsense report passing responsibility to parents is a typical response from a public body that has not got a clue.
The reason teenagers roam about is because Great Sankey Parish Councillors saw fit to demolish the building on Tim Parry ground that could have been ideal y0uth club and have so far replaced it with nothing.”
If anything is a nonsense, it is that last comment. To suggest that a parish council has any responsibility for the behaviour of young people is ridiculous. Parents bear the whole responsibility – not public bodies. The trouble is, today’s parents probably don’t know any better because their own parents didn’t bring them up properly either.
What kind of a parent allows a 14-year-old girl to roam the streets at night in a short skirt?