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| Clifton: Boy's head and eyebrows shaved during 'vicious' assault | |
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| Police said the assault in Nobel Road was recorded and posted on social media | Police said the assault in Nobel Road was recorded and posted on social media |
| A teenager was subjected to a "vicious" attack and forced to perform humiliating tasks during an assault in Nottingham, police have said. | A teenager was subjected to a "vicious" attack and forced to perform humiliating tasks during an assault in Nottingham, police have said. |
| Nottinghamshire Police said the 14-year-old victim was kicked and punched and had his head and eyebrows shaved in Nobel Road, Clifton, on Tuesday. | Nottinghamshire Police said the 14-year-old victim was kicked and punched and had his head and eyebrows shaved in Nobel Road, Clifton, on Tuesday. |
| Footage of the incident was then posted on social media, the force added. | Footage of the incident was then posted on social media, the force added. |
| Three boys, aged 13, 14 and 16, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are being held for questioning. | Three boys, aged 13, 14 and 16, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are being held for questioning. |
| 'Appalling behaviour' | 'Appalling behaviour' |
| They were arrested on suspicion of robbery, criminal damage, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a bladed weapon in a public place. | They were arrested on suspicion of robbery, criminal damage, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a bladed weapon in a public place. |
| The victim's phone was also smashed during the assault which was reported to police at 17:30 GMT on Tuesday. | The victim's phone was also smashed during the assault which was reported to police at 17:30 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Officers have asked anyone with information to contact them. | Officers have asked anyone with information to contact them. |
| Sgt Ash Small said: "This was a sustained and nasty assault on a teenage boy. | Sgt Ash Small said: "This was a sustained and nasty assault on a teenage boy. |
| "There is absolutely no place in Clifton for this type of appalling behaviour and we are determined to ensure those responsible are dealt with. | "There is absolutely no place in Clifton for this type of appalling behaviour and we are determined to ensure those responsible are dealt with. |
| "This incident has been shared across social media and has understandably caused a great amount of distress across the local community." | "This incident has been shared across social media and has understandably caused a great amount of distress across the local community." |
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