Boy hurt in gang attack

A BOY suffered a broken jaw in an attack by a group of masked teenagers in Henley.

Police said the 16-year-old was with a group of friends in a field off Marlow Road on Saturday evening when about 20 youths of about the same age and wearing balalcavas or with their hoods up arrived.

They knocked the boy to the ground and kicked him about the head and body. The victim sustained a broken jaw and concussion and was taking to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for treatment.

No arrests have been made but Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information about the incident, which happened between 7pm and 8pm. Call 101, quoting reference number 43240169940.