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Fourteen teenagers have been arrested over two serious assaults, one of which involved transphobic abuse.
The teenagers, aged 14-17, were held on suspicion of assault following the two attacks in Lancaster in October.
A 19-year-old man suffered a broken eye socket and a woman, 20, also required hospital treatment after one of the incidents.
Four people were also assaulted in Williamson Park, in what Lancashire Police described as a hate crime.
Police said a couple had been walking with friends in Penny Street on the night of 3 October when youths started to verbally abuse them during the first incident.
Fourteen teenagers arrested in connection with transphobic attack Fourteen teenagers have been arrested in connection with a serious assault and a transphobic attack, in which one man suffered a fractured eye socket and a woman was punched and kicked. Officers launched an investigation following the incidents, one of which took place in a town s park in October. And on Wednesday and Thursday, the teenagers, all aged between 14 and 17 and from the Lancaster and Morecambe areas, were arrested on suspicion of assault. On October 3, around 10.10pm, a man and woman were walking with friends in Penny Street in Lancaster, when they were approached by a group of youths who started to verbally abuse them.
14 teenagers arrested after transphobic attack and nasty assault in Lancaster park
Incidents were reported at Williamson Park and Penny Street
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Williamson Park in Lancaster. (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
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Amid sudden lockdowns and tier restrictions, though, even Britons who want to help may be concerned about the risk of losing out on cash.
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