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Youth hurt after run from police | Youth hurt after run from police |
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A teenager is seriously ill in hospital after running away from police officers in Rhosllanerchrugog, near Wrexham. | A teenager is seriously ill in hospital after running away from police officers in Rhosllanerchrugog, near Wrexham. |
The youth, 15, was approached by police at around 2100 GMT on Friday but when questioned ran off and was found unconscious a short distance away. | The youth, 15, was approached by police at around 2100 GMT on Friday but when questioned ran off and was found unconscious a short distance away. |
A North Wales Police spokeswoman said it had referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for investigation. | A North Wales Police spokeswoman said it had referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for investigation. |
The force did not say whether the injured youngster was male or female. | The force did not say whether the injured youngster was male or female. |
The youth is being treated in Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool. | The youth is being treated in Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool. |
Police are appealing for anyone who may have been in the Duke or Queen Street areas of Rhosllanerchrugog between 2030 GMT and 2115 GMT on Friday, to contact them. | |
A spokeswoman for North Wales Police said the matter had been referred to the IPCC because the teenager ran off when being questioned by police officers. | A spokeswoman for North Wales Police said the matter had been referred to the IPCC because the teenager ran off when being questioned by police officers. |
"The IPCC has deployed a senior investigator to gather evidence before deciding how the incident should be investigated further," she said. | "The IPCC has deployed a senior investigator to gather evidence before deciding how the incident should be investigated further," she said. |
"It is believed the youth was approached by the police officers but when questioned ran off and was later found a short distance away unconscious on a pavement." | "It is believed the youth was approached by the police officers but when questioned ran off and was later found a short distance away unconscious on a pavement." |
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