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Two held over school bat attack | |
(about 10 hours later) | |
Two youths are being questioned after a 15-year-old boy was attacked at his school with a baseball bat. | |
The teenager was in the grounds of Hameldon Community College in Burnley, Lancashire, when he was set upon during the lunch break on Friday. | The teenager was in the grounds of Hameldon Community College in Burnley, Lancashire, when he was set upon during the lunch break on Friday. |
The boy was taken to hospital with head injuries and later discharged. A second pupil, aged 15, who suffered a fit was also treated in hospital. | |
Police said two youths aged 16 and 17 were arrested on suspicion of wounding. | Police said two youths aged 16 and 17 were arrested on suspicion of wounding. |
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "Police are continuing to investigate the incident, which is being seen as an isolated incident involving a small number of people." | |
The injured pupil is Asian, but police said there was "no suggestion" the attack was racially-motivated. | |
"Police continue to work with staff at the school to make sure any outstanding issues are resolved," the spokesman added. |
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