September, 2002
Newspaper cutting, Metro North
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.