A schoolboy suffered serious injuries after he was knocked unconscious at a park. Ethan Warburton, 11, was walking in Orford Park, Warrington, at around 4.30pm on Thursday, March 16, when he was attacked from behind by two unknown males.
The perpetrators also punched and kicked the youngster. The youngster was left with a series of injuries including suspected chemical burns.
Despite this, Cheshire police said they believed the injuries "had not been caused by any liquid", Liverpool Echo reports. Read more: 'He was a concerned citizen and shouted to ask if all was well - you each took grave exception to that' His mum Louise, 39, said: "As he was walking, he felt he was kicked in the back.
He was kicked and punched while he was on the ground, and when he came round, he felt like his face was burning. All he remembers is that one was on a bike and the other was on an electric scooter.
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