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Flaming missile thrown at teenager
A TEENAGER was left needing stitches after a group threw a flaming missile at him and punched him in the face.
A group of males threw a lit piece of material at the 16-year-old as he cycled in High Street, Kettering, with a friend at about 4pm on Sunday.
The gang chased the teenager as he cycled down Meadow Road to Northfield Avenue.
They attacked the boy in a bus shelter near to Lidl in Northfield Avenue, with one punching him in the face before running off.
A passing motorist in a silver car stopped to help the victim.
The teenager’s lip need stitches.
Anyone with information can call police on 101.
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Sunday 27 May 2012
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bulldog66
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 08:28 AMwhy...probably cos they were drunk or high on something, and thought, seeing as there was group of them, lets pick on ONE person...very brave of them, huh...just another bunch of wannabe 'hardnuts'...like to see them pick on my kids, cos they certainly wouldn't be here to see xmas...lowlife scum
annbren
Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 11:25 PMWhy????
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