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| Scott Vineer, 17, critical after Lisburn assault | Scott Vineer, 17, critical after Lisburn assault |
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| A teenager found unconscious in Lisburn was kicked repeatedly in the head, police have said. | A teenager found unconscious in Lisburn was kicked repeatedly in the head, police have said. |
| Scott Vineer was found lying in the grounds of a disused furniture showroom close to the Lagan towpath. | Scott Vineer was found lying in the grounds of a disused furniture showroom close to the Lagan towpath. |
| The 17-year-old, who is autistic, is in a critical condition in hospital. | The 17-year-old, who is autistic, is in a critical condition in hospital. |
| His mother raised the alarm at 22:00 BST on Thursday after he failed to return home from college. He was not found for another 24 hours. | His mother raised the alarm at 22:00 BST on Thursday after he failed to return home from college. He was not found for another 24 hours. |
| Detective Inspector Chris St John said his mother had told police "it was very out of character for Scott not to come home as his autism meant he required a degree of structure and routine to his day". | Detective Inspector Chris St John said his mother had told police "it was very out of character for Scott not to come home as his autism meant he required a degree of structure and routine to his day". |
| A police spokesman said they were shocked he could go missing in broad daylight from the centre of Lisburn. | A police spokesman said they were shocked he could go missing in broad daylight from the centre of Lisburn. |
| Detectives are trying to establish his movements after he was last seen leaving college on Thursday afternoon. | Detectives are trying to establish his movements after he was last seen leaving college on Thursday afternoon. |
| 'Gentle giant' | |
| No motive has yet been established for the attack on the teenager, described as a "gentle giant". | No motive has yet been established for the attack on the teenager, described as a "gentle giant". |
| Detectives are not aware if anything was stolen from him, and they say there is nothing to suggest a sectarian motive. | Detectives are not aware if anything was stolen from him, and they say there is nothing to suggest a sectarian motive. |
| Chief Inspector Darrin Jones said it was a "brutal and senseless attack on a vulnerable young man". | Chief Inspector Darrin Jones said it was a "brutal and senseless attack on a vulnerable young man". |
| "We know local people are disgusted by what has happened and want to do anything they can to help us bring those responsible for this sickening attack to justice," he said. | "We know local people are disgusted by what has happened and want to do anything they can to help us bring those responsible for this sickening attack to justice," he said. |
| "That is why I am asking anyone with any scrap of information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to contact us. Help us find those responsible." | "That is why I am asking anyone with any scrap of information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to contact us. Help us find those responsible." |