Teenage boy suffers fractured leg in Newtownards assault

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Saturday, 30 March 2019 15:24

Q Newsdesk

A teenage boy's suffered a fractured leg after being assaulted in Newtownards.

Police say the 19 year old was set upon in the Regent Street area shortly after 1 yesterday afternoon.

The attacker was wearing a Nike hoodie, with dark blue, ripped jeans, and trainers.

A PSNI Spokesperson said:

"It was reported that at around 1.15pm a 19 year old male was walking close to the bus station when he was assaulted by an unknown male who was in the company of a number of other males."

"The victim was punched to the head and pushed over before being kicked and punched to the head and body and had his leg stamped on. "

"The male sustained a number of injuries, including a fracture to his right leg, as a result of the attack. "

"The assailant was described as wearing a hooded top with a Nike emblem on the front and the hood pulled up, dark blue jeans with rips in the knees and trainers."