Teens assault security guard at Wicksteed Park
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A security guard at Wicksteed Park was punched and hit by two teenagers after he asked them to leave the grounds.
The incident happened between 7.50pm and 8.20pm on Saturday (November 7) when the park in Kettering was closed.
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Hide AdThe guard, a man in his 40s, challenged the two teenage boys while on patrol and asked them to leave.
But the man was punched in the face and hit around the head and fell to the ground.
The boys continued to assault him and the man suffered facial injuries.
A police spokesman said the offenders were aged 15 to 17-years-old and made off on bikes towards Paradise Lane.
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