'Feral' teens brutally attacked tennis player with his own racket and left him deaf in one ear
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA tennis player was brutally attacked with his own racket after being set upon by a gang of ‘feral’ youths. A man in his 30s was playing tennis with a friend at a park in Salford when he became embroiled in a row with up to 15 teenagers.
It ended with him being hit repeatedly over the head with his own racket by 16-year-old Kai Hardicker. The victim suffered permanent hearing loss in one ear following the senseless attack.
Hardicker, now 19, has been ordered to carry out unpaid work after he admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm. Manchester Crown Court heard that the victim had decided to take up tennis following the Covid lockdown, and regularly played at Boothsbank Park in Boothstown, Salford. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. He arrived at the park with a pal at about 5pm on August 12, 2020.
They made their way to the tennis court where a group of up to 15 youths were. When they started playing the youths began to leave and moved away.
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