14.12.04
BBC
Teenage girl beaten with sticks
A 15-year-old girl is recovering after an attack by two men with sticks in north Belfast.
Her family said she was punched to the ground and knocked unconscious after being chased by a car on Monday night.
Laura Cleary was walking to her Serpentine Road home with a friend shortly after 2200 GMT when they were chased by a car.
The occupants got out and, after grabbing her, punched her to the ground.
Her teenage friend managed to escape and raise the alarm.
Laura's father Martin said his daughter suffered a terrifying ordeal.
"A car drove up the street and started shouting abuse at them and they ran away," he said.
"The car chased them - they got out and there were three men and a woman in it - they got out and caught my daughter.
"The other girl escaped and ran back down to my house - when they caught my wee girl, one of them banged her head off the ground and knocked her out and hit her a big kick on the ribs.
"She was unconscious for five or 10 minutes."
The police said they are investigating an allegation that two 15-year-old girls were attacked by two men carrying sticks.
They believe the men were in a white four door car and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Detectives investigating the attack said they were examining CCTV footage of the area.
Laura was taken to hospital, but is now recovering at home.
Teenage girl beaten with sticks
A 15-year-old girl is recovering after an attack by two men with sticks in north Belfast.
Her family said she was punched to the ground and knocked unconscious after being chased by a car on Monday night.
Laura Cleary was walking to her Serpentine Road home with a friend shortly after 2200 GMT when they were chased by a car.
The occupants got out and, after grabbing her, punched her to the ground.
Her teenage friend managed to escape and raise the alarm.
Laura's father Martin said his daughter suffered a terrifying ordeal.
"A car drove up the street and started shouting abuse at them and they ran away," he said.
"The car chased them - they got out and there were three men and a woman in it - they got out and caught my daughter.
"The other girl escaped and ran back down to my house - when they caught my wee girl, one of them banged her head off the ground and knocked her out and hit her a big kick on the ribs.
"She was unconscious for five or 10 minutes."
The police said they are investigating an allegation that two 15-year-old girls were attacked by two men carrying sticks.
They believe the men were in a white four door car and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Detectives investigating the attack said they were examining CCTV footage of the area.
Laura was taken to hospital, but is now recovering at home.
