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Cullybackey: Sleeping 12-year-old boy hit by brick | Cullybackey: Sleeping 12-year-old boy hit by brick |
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A 12-year-old boy has been hit in the face by a brick that was thrown through his bedroom window as he slept on his bed in County Antrim. | |
It happened at Kilmakevit Square in Cullybackey, just outside Ballymena, at about 01:30 GMT on Thursday. | It happened at Kilmakevit Square in Cullybackey, just outside Ballymena, at about 01:30 GMT on Thursday. |
The child was left with swelling above his eye and was badly shaken by the incident. | The child was left with swelling above his eye and was badly shaken by the incident. |
A number of other windows in the house were also smashed during the incident. | A number of other windows in the house were also smashed during the incident. |
The boy's mother, who was also in the house, was not injured. | The boy's mother, who was also in the house, was not injured. |
Police said a motive for the attack has yet to be established. | Police said a motive for the attack has yet to be established. |
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