Three men ambush schoolboy

February 03, 2010

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15-year-old Sean McBrien of Chadderton was attacked by a group of men on his way home from school.

A TEENAGER has been left needing urgent treatment after being savagely attacked on the way home from school.

Sean McBrien, from Chadderton, was jumped from behind by three men leaving him severely bruised and in need of urgent dental treatment.

The 15-year-old was pushed to the ground before being repeatedly kicked in the head causing a black eye, bruising and embedding a tooth into his gum.

"It was completely unprovoked and I can't understand why anyone would do something like that," he said.

"They just kept kicking my head over and over. I didn't see much of them but they were older than me. It just doesn't make any sense and I've never had any trouble like this."

Sean, who goes to Hulme Grammar School, in Oldham, had been walking down an alleyway, behind houses on Windsor Road, Chadderton, when he was attacked.

The route is regularly used by school pupils as a shortcut to nearby shops. Sean's friends had just left him for their bus but rushed back when they heard his shouts..

"All I could do was scream out so I did," said the straight-A pupil. "My friends heard and turned to see me on the floor. They were just frozen and couldn't believe what was happening.

"It was over pretty quickly and the men ran away. I'm just grateful my friends heard me and came back to help me."

Sickening and crazy

Sean's distraught mum, Leanne, said: "It's just sickening and crazy. To think they were older than him is even worse. There were a group of grown men and we just can't understand why they would target a schoolboy.

"We've never had any trouble like this before and can't see any reasoning behind it."

Dad Vincent added: "There are always lots of children and parents around and that time and you wouldn't think of something like this would happen in broad daylight.

"We're just so surprised that these men are out there looking for school children to attack. It doesn't make any sense as they didn't event take anything.

"We're thankful as it could have been a lot worse but we're worried for all the other children. There is just no explanation for it and it's just disgraceful. Those men should be ashamed of themselves to pick on such a young school boy."

Despite his injuries from the attack last Friday Sean has already returned to school so not to disrupt his studies for GCSEs.

Hulme principal Dr Paul Neeson said: "Fortunately his injuries were such that he was able to return to school on Monday morning.

"The incident was reported to the police who responded very quickly and their investigation continues.

"Pupils have been reminded to take care with regard to their personal safety."

The attackers are all described as Asian men in their 20s and were wearing dark clothing.

The police are currently investigating the incident and appealing to any witnesses to come forward.

Please call 0161 872 5050 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 with any information.

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paul salmon (03/02/2010 at 17:37)

Big, tough guys, attacking a schoolboy. And it takes three of them at that! With any luck these lowly cowards will cross the path of some louts even more moronic than themselves, and end up on the wrong end of a kicking of their own.

Hope the boy fully recovers.

Paul, Whalley Range

petitevamp, bolton (03/02/2010 at 20:27)

mmmm seems to be a lot of attacks of this sort recently and by the same sort of people? Do they think they are hard or something? Get any one of them on their own and they would cry for their mothers the cowards!!!!

When in Rome (03/02/2010 at 23:24)

I am glad the child is reasonably ok but I am not suprised that grown men have attacked a child in this area of Oldham/Chadderton, as most attacks on innocent people usually get played down in this area. It has been a growing problem for years now, but well done to the MEN for making the rest of the Greater Manchester public and indeed everyone else aware of this appaulling act of violence.

Moorlok, London (04/02/2010 at 08:12)

I wish the lad best wishes, but I suspect there's more to this story than meets the eye! Either mistaken identity, or the lad was seen talking to an asian schoolgirl has been judged 'over-familiar' by brothers and relatives of the schoolgirl.

Random attacks by a lone person are not uncommon, but a random attack by a group of more than 2 is unusual as this requires collusion and a common purpose all of those involved, unless the intent was a mugging, but then, why attack a schoolboy!??

When in Rome (04/02/2010 at 13:15)

Moorlok, random attacks by more than two people ARE common and are happening all the time in UK society, and the attackers don't require a common purpose.

Ace Riley, outsidethebox (04/02/2010 at 14:10)

Broken Britain? Out Of Control Britain more like. I dont care what anybody says we need the birch and corporal punishment back to control our children so they dont grow up to these out of control adults.after all we are just another form og life on this planet,and need controling .What has happened over this last 20/40 years is we have allowed people to control themselves which obviously dosnt work.I hope this lad gets well soon.

Ignoramus, Manchester (04/02/2010 at 16:30)

"after all we are just another form og life on this planet,and need controling "

By who? Whatever higher power your talking about seems to be procrastinating

Northen Bird :), Eccles (05/02/2010 at 13:07)

Paul, i agree. disgusting

i wish Sean all the best with his recovery

Ace Riley, outsidethebox (05/02/2010 at 14:09)

Ignoramus, Manchester
We are just yet another form of life (animal) and if you look at other forms of life on the planet they all have order of one form or another.we are nothing special.Our children dont know where they stand in the pecking order they lost that direction years ago when we lost control (parents smacking their children,teachers loosing control in the classrooms,police loosing powers on the streets,the list goes on) broken britain is a reality.

Acid, Chadderton (06/02/2010 at 11:21)

"Sean, who goes to Hulme Grammar School, in Oldham, had been walking down an alleyway, behind houses on Windsor Road, Chadderton, when he was attacked."

Windsor Road is actually in Werneth, a fair distance from Chadderton.

@ When in Rome,
3/02/2010 at 23:24

Chadderton is actually one of the less rowdy areas of Oldham. Have you noticed though that the police aren't in any hurry to call this a racist attack? They'd be all too quick to label it such if it was an Asian lad that had been attacked.

Abra Cadaver (06/02/2010 at 11:23)

I find the headline a bit misleading. They weren't men. They're lowlife scum.

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