September, 2002
Newspaper cutting, Metro North

Angle grinder attack on teenager

A TEENAGER suffered appalling injuries when he was atacked by a man armed with an angle grinder.
The 17-year-old is so badly hurt he is unable to speak to police.
The youth suffered ripped tendons and muscles after the disc blade of the petrol driven machine - used for cutting concrete - chewed into his back. Surgeons said it was miraculous the victims spine was unharmed.
The attacker first used the grinder to get into a house in Rochford, Essex, on Friday before attacking the youth.
Earlier, the victim was with a group of four friends inoled in a argument with a well-dressed man in a Chinese restaurant. A 27-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.