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Orlaith Clinton

Two teen girls 'pulled from wall and beaten' by men in Lurgan, Co Armagh

Two teenage girls were "pulled off a wall" and "verbally abused and beaten" in an "unprovoked attack".

Cops are probing the assault, which happened on Saturday, November 30 at around 11pm near Belvedere Forest in Lurgan, Co Armagh in Northern Ireland.

The young girls were sitting on a wall when they were suddenly attacked from behind, Belfast Live reports.

Police say they were "pulled off the wall by two young men, they were verbally abused and beaten."

A spokesperson added: "Thankfully nothing worse happened. The young men then ran off in the direction of the town centre.

"This was a totally unprovoked attack and two young girls doing nobody any harm.

"If you were in the area at that time, if you were passing and saw two boys in dark hoodies with their hoods up running in that area.

"If you managed to catch any of this on a dash cam. If you were a taxi driver passing and saw something unusual.

"If anyone saw anything we want to hear from you.

"You can either contact Police on 101, Message us here at this page or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting Reference No 2204 of 29/11/2019.

"All our kids should be able to go out of a night with their friends and come home the way they left... I think you'll agree."

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