Man attacked boy on way home from school (From Southend Standard)
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Assault on schoolboy in Leigh
11:51am Monday 7th January 2013 in News By David Trayner
A MAN assaulted a young boy as he walked home from school.
The man, believed to be in his 60s, grabbed the 12-year-old boy by the throat and pinned him against a fence in Eastwood Road North, Leigh, on December 12.
The boy, who lives locally, was walking home at about 3.30pm when the man described as stocky, about 5ft 5 to 6in tall with grey hair and wearing blue jeans, approached him.
The boy was unharmed but badly shaken.
Police only released the information today.
Anyone with information should contact PC Nicola Saunders at the Rayleigh Area Investigation Team on 101.
Comments(8)
Eric Whim
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12:35pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Rich"Carol
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1:18pm Mon 7 Jan 13
If its true then no adult was entitled to man handle this boy.
Come on echo, tell us more !
emcee
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1:18pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Alan Jacobs
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1:51pm Mon 7 Jan 13
DogsMessInLeigh
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4:26pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Alan Jacobs wrote:It was an assault...not a sexual assault.
is Freddie Starr performing in the area?
Rich"Carol
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4:37pm Mon 7 Jan 13
DogsMessInLeigh wrote:Whats Freddie Starr got to do with this anyway.
Alan Jacobs wrote:It was an assault...not a sexual assault.
is Freddie Starr performing in the area?
Essex Medja
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5:46pm Thu 17 Jan 13
Rich"Carol wrote:What the heck has all this to do with a simple case of assault ??????
Whats the whole story ? Why has it took a Month ? Was the boy a bully ? Did parents or grandparents think the school dismissed them reporting this boy for bullying ? Did a parent tell the kid to stop bullying to scare him ? Is this story true or could it have been made up ? Why after a month are we getting this story ?
If its true then no adult was entitled to man handle this boy.
Come on echo, tell us more !
eddicaine says...
12:13pm Mon 7 Jan 13