Police appeal after girl, 15, 'kicked and punched in the head' by gang of youths at bus station

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For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A teenage girl was 'kicked and punched in the head' after being attacked by a gang of youths at a bus station.

The 15-year-old was waiting for a bus at Leigh bus station when she was attacked at about 8pm on Friday (April 9). The girl, who asked not to be named, was on her way back home to Atherton at the time after visiting a Lidl store with a friend.

Her mum, Leanne Fletcher, told the Manchester Evening News: "Someone has come up to her on a bike with a camera on her face and started filming. "The next minute, 15 to 20 youths surrounded her and started pulling on her hair as she got up. "Three times she got up and they pulled her down and kicked and