Teen Suffers Head Injury After 'Altercation' In Shop

Wednesday, 28 July 2021 14:52

A 16-year-old boy needed hospital treatment after being found with a head injury inside the Tesco Alliance on Broad Street yesterday evening (27 July).

He was discharged earlier today.

Police say a group of youngsters were involved in 'an altercation' inside the store at 7:25pm.

Five people have been arrested and bailed pending further enquiries.

The incident is being treated as a grave and criminal assault.

Anyone with information on what happened is asked to call police on 612612 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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