Three youths hospitalised after unknown substance thrown of their faces on seashore

Jun 17, 2023 at 2:42 PM

Three males have been hospitalised after an unknown substance was thrown of their faces whereas visiting Longsand Beach in Tynemouth on Friday night time.

Police had been referred to as following studies of dysfunction in a coastal city within the northeast of England.

Paramedics additionally attended the seashore after officers had been informed that a lot of youths had been participating within the dysfunction.

Three males had been reported to have had an unknown substance thrown of their faces with one of many trio additionally struggling an damage to his eye after being kicked within the head.

The occasions are stated to have occurred close to a restaurant positioned on the seashore.

After receiving studies of an alleged assault, the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) attended the scene. All three youths had non-life threatening accidents and had been taken to hospital.

A spokesperson stated: “We received several calls around 21.30h yesterday (16 JUNE) to reports of an alleged assault on Longsands in Tynemouth.

“We dispatched a paramedic ambulance, a scientific staff chief and a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) crew. Three sufferers had been handled and brought to hospital.”

A dispersal notice remains in place in the area until midday on Sunday, said Northumbria Police, which allows officers and PCSOs to direct individuals or groups to leave the area if they are being disruptive.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Extra patrols are being carried out within the North Tyneside space throughout the weekend as a part of the multi-agency Operation Coastwatch, with zero tolerance in the direction of dysfunction.

“The coastal area remained busy into the evening yesterday (Friday) when at 9.30pm, a disorder involving a large number of youths broke out on Longsands Beach, Tynemouth, which officers quickly attended.

“One male suffered an damage to his eye after being kicked within the head and had an unknown substance thrown in his face, whereas two different males had an unknown substance thrown of their faces.

“All three males were taken to hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries.

“This incident doesn’t mirror the tone of nearly all of the night and extra sources, from each police and companions, are in place over the weekend to make sure native residents and guests to the world can take pleasure in themselves safely.”

Police enquiries are ongoing and anybody with info has been requested to contact the pressure utilizing the ‘Tell Us Something’ web page of their web site or name 101, quoting NP-20230616-1463.