Youth badly shaken after sustaining ‘injuries to his face, arms and back’ in gang attack - teen punched, kicked and struck by metal bars

The incident happened shortly after 1.45am on Monday. July 13 in the North Queen Street area of Belfast.

Detective Sergeant Moore said it was reported “that a 17 year old male was walking in the area when he was assaulted by four males”.

“The male received injuries to his face, arms and back as he was punched, kicked and struck by metal bars during the incident.

“The male had his mobile phone stolen following the assault.

“The male, whose injuries are not believed to be serious was left badly shaken following the incident”.

Det Serg Moore added: “The males, who were arrested on suspicion of robbery have been released on police bail pending further enquiries”.

“Enquiries are continuing and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 221 13/07/20.

“You can also submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/ .”

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