Police hunt ‘canal pusher’ gang after pregnant woman and teenage boys were attacked and shoved into water within days
- Two 14-year-old boys were set upon by a gang of up to 15 bat-wielding thugs
- They were walking along Netherton Canal in Liverpool at 6.50pm on Tuesday
- Ryan (not his real name) was hit on the back of the head by a wooden bat
- The attack came just days after a pregnant woman was kicked into the canal
A gang of up to 15 men who robbed and pushed two teenage boys into a canal just days after kicking a pregnant woman into the same body of water are at the centre of a police hunt today.
The two 14-year-old boys, Ryan and Jake (not their real names), were set upon by the gang as they walked along Netherton Canal in Liverpool at 6.50pm on Tuesday.
Ryan was hit on the back of the head with a wooden bat and spent six hours at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital having his head wound glued, reported the Liverpool Echo.
Meanwhile Jake was punched and struck to the arms with a wooden pole that looked like a chair leg. The gang took both boys’ trainers and Jake had his iPhone and Apple AirPods stolen.
Ryan (not his real name, pictured) was hit on the back of the head with a wooden bat and spent six hours at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital having his head wound glued
The two 14-year-old boys, Ryan and Jake (not their real names), were set upon by the gang as they walked along Netherton Canal in Liverpool at 6.50pm on Tuesday
It comes just two days after a pregnant woman was allegedly kicked into the canal by a gang of scooter-riding thugs, aged between 15 and 18, at 7.45pm on Tuesday.
She had been walking near Strand Road Bridge with a man when the gang descended on the pair and asked for the time before kicking them both into the water.
It was the second robbery Ryan had gone through in a matter of weeks, after his bicycle was taken at knife point.
His mother told the newspaper any thought of the attack made her ‘sick to her stomach’, and Jake’s mother feared ‘it could have been much worse, I could have been going to see my son’s corpse in the morgue’.
She added: ‘They had axes and we heard the police recovered a knife nearby. He’s very shaken up, but I think he’s putting on a front at the moment, he’s a tough lad.’
Ryan’s mother revealed the police had been made aware of names after a group were heard ‘bragging’ about the attack.
The gang, who were all wearing face coverings and gloves, are at the centre of a police hunt after the two ‘completely unprovoked attacks’ in the space of a week.
Ryan’s mother revealed the police had been made aware of names after a group were heard ‘bragging’ about the attack. Pictured, her son’s injuries
Merseyside Police Detective Sergeant Alan Williams said: ‘This is the second incident we have seen this week where people have been assaulted in this area and have either been pushed into the canal or otherwise assaulted during completely unprovoked attacks which could have resulted in far more serious injuries or worse.
‘We are continuing to carry out a number of enquiries and would ask anyone with information on either incident to come forward.
‘If you were in the area at the time of this incident and witnessed what happened or if you were the member of the public who kindly helped the two young boys, please let us know.’
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