A woman suffered minor injuries when she was hit by fireworks being thrown around by a gang of youths on the outskirts of Newcastle upon Tyne. Northumbria Police were called to West Thorp in the Newbiggin Hall area of the city after reports that the youths were causing antisocial behaviour with the pyrotechnics in the early hours of this morning (October 24).
Community Service Officer Bradshaw attended the area to discover that one of the fireworks had been thrown into a resident's yard and hit a woman who was standing outside. Her housecoat was burnt and her skin broken.
Newcastle Police said on Twitter: " #Newbigginhall Youths causing ASB with fireworks on West Thorp CSO Bradshaw attended the area. Unfortunately, one of the fireworks was thrown in a resident's yard who was standing outside, resulting in the resident's housecoat being burnt as well as breaking the skin #ashp8116."
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The incident occurred as police issued a warning over the use of fireworks around Halloween. The Government website gov.uk says that you must not set off or throw fireworks (including sparklers) in the street or other public places. Also, you must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except for Bonfire Night, when the cut-off is midnight, and New Year’s Eve, Diwali and the Chinese New Year, when the cut-off is 1am. Local authorities have the power to impose local rules.
Anybody who uses or sells fireworks illegally can receive an on-the-spot fine of £90. If taken to court, the fine can be unlimited with imprisonment of up to six months.
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