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Bristol Post
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Tomas Malloy

'Large plank of wood' thrown at car with small child inside

A "large plank of wood" has been thrown at a car windscreen in Bristol.

Police are investigating after the wood was thrown at the vehicle by a "group of males" while the driver and their two-year-old child were inside.

Investigating officers are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

A statement from Avon and Somerset Constabulary reads: "The incident happened on the corner of Ilminster Avenue and Newquay Road in Knowle, at around 8pm on Wednesday (May 26).

"The victim was in their vehicle waiting in traffic behind a bus, when a group of males approached and threw the plank of wood at the windscreen, causing damage.

"The group consisted of around seven males aged in their late teens or early 20s.

"If you saw this incident, or have information which would assist our investigation, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5221116168."

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