Police are investigating a racially motivated attack which left two teenagers with head injuries.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the incident in the Castle Park area of Bangor on Friday, August 26, at around 5.30pm.
Police say they received a report that a teenage boy and girl had been assaulted with a weapon whilst in the park by a male assailant who made off in the direction of Castle Park Road. Both the teenagers were taken to hospital for treatment to head injuries, the PSNI says, with both subsequently discharged after treatment.
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Chief Inspector David Gray said: “We are treating this as a racially-motivated attack, which was completely unprovoked. Hate crime has no place in society. It should be rejected and reviled by everyone. But to target two children in this way is particularly abhorrent. I would appeal to the public to contact us with any information that may help with our investigation.
“We are seeking to identify a male who is described as wearing a dark/navy hoodie with a lighter coloured hood and dusty work trousers, carrying a plastic bag who would have been in the area of Castle Park or Castle Park Road yesterday, Friday 26th August around 5.30pm.
“If you were in the area on Friday afternoon and noticed anyone who could match the above description, please contact us on 101 quoting reference number 1488 26/08/22.”
The police added that witnesses can also submit a report online at via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org/.
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