A 14-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being attacked by two teenagers in Wallsend. Police and paramedics were called to Churchill Street shortly before 3pm today, where the boy was found to have sustained head and neck injuries.
Northumbria Police said the boy's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police statement on the assault
A spokesperson for the force said: "At 2.50pm today (Monday) we received a report of a disturbance on Churchill Street in Wallsend. It was reported that two boys, aged 14 and 15, assaulted a 14-year-old boy."
"Emergency services attended and the victim was taken to hospital for treatment of head and neck injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Enquiries into the report are ongoing and at this early stage we believe those involved to be known to each other."
Ambulance service response
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident near Coast Road in Wallsend shortly before 3pm on Monday 12 October. We dispatched one ambulance crew, one specialist paramedic and one clinical team leader to the incident. One patient was taken to hospital for further treatment."
