APPEAL: Girl injured in Preston 'assault'

An appeal has been launched to find a passerby who may have filmed an alleged assault in Preston, say police.

The 14-year-old girl is said to have suffered facial and finger injuries in the incident which happened at around 2.45pm on Wednesday, May 16 on Curwen Street.

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n appeal has been launched to find a passerby who filmed an alleged assault in Preston

Police say the girl allegedly had her hair pulled and fell to the floor where she was kicked and punched.

A spokesman for Preston Police said: "We'd like to appeal to a male who we believe filmed an assault that occurred in a ginnel beside Ribbleton Lane.

"If this was you, please get in touch."

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or [email protected] quoting LC-20180516-0913.

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