Teenage boy punched in face in Eastwood attack (From Echo)
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Teenage boy punched in face in Eastwood attack
12:02pm Monday 9th January 2012 in Leigh
A TEENAGE boy was punched in the face as he walked through an alleyway in Eastwood.
The 16-year-old was rolling a cigarette as he was walking between the A127 and Brookfields. He was approached by someone from behind who snatched the tobacco from his hand and punched him in the face - giving him a fat lip.
PC Lewis Gordon, investigating officer, said: “Unfortunately, the victim was unable to provide a description of the suspect. If you were in the area and saw anything suspicious, please get in touch.”
The incident happened at about 8.50pm on Thursday, January 5.
Pc Gordon can be reached at Leigh police station on 101.
Comments(30)
ethel the frog
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12:15pm Mon 9 Jan 12
JH_123
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12:25pm Mon 9 Jan 12
MrXLVII
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12:28pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Russ13
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12:38pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Napoleon Bonapart wrote:So that makes it right then........
At 16 he is too young too smoke so the other yob was doing him a favour by stopping him breaking the law.
How about I ram you off the road if I see you driving in excess of the speed limit? ;-)
R85
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12:38pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Napoleon Bonapart
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12:59pm Mon 9 Jan 12
A Dermot
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1:28pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Alekhine
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2:03pm Mon 9 Jan 12
R85 wrote:Too unfit to run after him maybe?
One guy on his own, why didn’t he hit him back? Smoking’s only been 18 for a couple of years anyway; shouldn’t it still be 16 really? If 16s old enough to have sex and 17s old enough to drive then surely you should be allowed to smoke at that age?
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I believe the SALE of tobacco to U18s is illegal not the actual use of.
stropmag
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2:13pm Mon 9 Jan 12
A Dermot
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3:20pm Mon 9 Jan 12
stropmag wrote:The warning proved correct - smoking does harm your health.
He was probably distracted by the warning on the pouch at the time of the attack.
AnotherSister
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4:27pm Mon 9 Jan 12
R85
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4:35pm Mon 9 Jan 12
AnotherSister wrote:When people say things like this I generally assume that they don’t mean it and are just being immature /idiotic/ unthinking/ showing off! I’d be very surprised if anybody actually thought he deserved it just because he smoked! If they do mean it I’d doubt they even know the definition of the word morality, as they are clearly morons!
Regardless of whether smoking is good, bad, legal or illegal at whatever age, what happened was a despicable act of violence and surely should be viewed that way? Just because the young lad is a smoker, does that mean it's OK to be violent to him? If anybody thinks it is, then maybe they ought to examine their own sense of morality.
muffindamule
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4:35pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Nebs
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5:25pm Mon 9 Jan 12
geezer, innit
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5:41pm Mon 9 Jan 12
muffindamule wrote:the injured party's hardly going to tell the old bill the perp nicked his weed too though is he?
Was the culprit hoping for more than just the baccy I wonder ?
eioeio
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5:46pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Nebs wrote:Im sure the police have got better things to do, than to investigate the sale of tobacco to a sixteen year old.
No doubt the young lad has also provided PC Lewis Gordon with the name and address of the person who supplied him with the tobacco.
geezer, innit
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5:48pm Mon 9 Jan 12
eioeio wrote:yeah, they've got motorists to pinch.....
Nebs wrote: No doubt the young lad has also provided PC Lewis Gordon with the name and address of the person who supplied him with the tobacco.Im sure the police have got better things to do, than to investigate the sale of tobacco to a sixteen year old.
JH_123
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6:04pm Mon 9 Jan 12
geezer, innit wrote:Well I'd rather see a copper pull over a driver on the phone instead of writing to a sixteen year old's parents regarding to inform them of underage smoking...
eioeio wrote:yeah, they've got motorists to pinch.....
Nebs wrote: No doubt the young lad has also provided PC Lewis Gordon with the name and address of the person who supplied him with the tobacco.Im sure the police have got better things to do, than to investigate the sale of tobacco to a sixteen year old.
geezer, innit
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6:08pm Mon 9 Jan 12
JH_123 wrote:same here but I'm not holding my breath....
geezer, innit wrote:Well I'd rather see a copper pull over a driver on the phone instead of writing to a sixteen year old's parents regarding to inform them of underage smoking...eioeio wrote:yeah, they've got motorists to pinch.....Nebs wrote: No doubt the young lad has also provided PC Lewis Gordon with the name and address of the person who supplied him with the tobacco.Im sure the police have got better things to do, than to investigate the sale of tobacco to a sixteen year old.
jackdt09
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8:54pm Mon 9 Jan 12
zaedlo
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9:05pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Napoleon Bonapart wrote:You idiot !
At 16 he is too young too smoke so the other yob was doing him a favour by stopping him breaking the law.
zaedlo
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9:05pm Mon 9 Jan 12
Napoleon Bonapart wrote:You idiot !
At 16 he is too young too smoke so the other yob was doing him a favour by stopping him breaking the law.
boyracer_20yrs old
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9:34pm Mon 9 Jan 12
muffindamule
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9:38pm Mon 9 Jan 12
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:But if the watch had been stolen (as the baccy was) you would surely expect that fact to be mentioned wouldn't you ?
I dont see even why the fact that he was smoking was mentioned in this article. If he was looking at his watch, would it say, young lad attacked while looking at his watch? I dont think so. The fact is he was punched in the face and people should just view it as that.
boyracer_20yrs old
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11:32pm Mon 9 Jan 12
muffindamule wrote:So basically a person has been robbed for tobacco. Seems a bit strange to me!
boyracer_20yrs old wrote: I dont see even why the fact that he was smoking was mentioned in this article. If he was looking at his watch, would it say, young lad attacked while looking at his watch? I dont think so. The fact is he was punched in the face and people should just view it as that.But if the watch had been stolen (as the baccy was) you would surely expect that fact to be mentioned wouldn't you ?
R85
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12:13pm Tue 10 Jan 12
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:Why not if you're a broke Tea Leaf and you've got no baccy? I wouldnt leave 50p on display in my car!
muffindamule wrote:So basically a person has been robbed for tobacco. Seems a bit strange to me!boyracer_20yrs old wrote: I dont see even why the fact that he was smoking was mentioned in this article. If he was looking at his watch, would it say, young lad attacked while looking at his watch? I dont think so. The fact is he was punched in the face and people should just view it as that.But if the watch had been stolen (as the baccy was) you would surely expect that fact to be mentioned wouldn't you ?
Napoleon Bonapart
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3:27pm Tue 10 Jan 12
muffindamule
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3:43pm Tue 10 Jan 12
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:It's a wacky world that's for sure.
muffindamule wrote:So basically a person has been robbed for tobacco. Seems a bit strange to me!
boyracer_20yrs old wrote: I dont see even why the fact that he was smoking was mentioned in this article. If he was looking at his watch, would it say, young lad attacked while looking at his watch? I dont think so. The fact is he was punched in the face and people should just view it as that.But if the watch had been stolen (as the baccy was) you would surely expect that fact to be mentioned wouldn't you ?
termite1944
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8:29pm Wed 18 Jan 12
Napoleon Bonapart says...
12:06pm Mon 9 Jan 12