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09/01/2014
Boy, 12, Injured In House Attack
A 12-year-old boy has been left with facial injuries after he was hit with a brick as he slept in his home.
The attack, which happened at a property in the Kilmakevit Square area of Cullybackey, Co Antrim, happened in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Police received a report just before 1.30am that a boy had been injured after a brick was thrown through his bedroom window. The brick hit him in the face and he suffered swelling above his eye. He is also said to have been left badly shaken by the attack.
It is understood the boy's mother was also in the house at the time but was not injured.
Police have said they are working to establish a motive for the attack.
(JP)
The attack, which happened at a property in the Kilmakevit Square area of Cullybackey, Co Antrim, happened in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Police received a report just before 1.30am that a boy had been injured after a brick was thrown through his bedroom window. The brick hit him in the face and he suffered swelling above his eye. He is also said to have been left badly shaken by the attack.
It is understood the boy's mother was also in the house at the time but was not injured.
Police have said they are working to establish a motive for the attack.
(JP)
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