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Young boy injured in random staple gun attack on Forest Road in Melksham

byDaniel Jae Webb
25 August 2020 • 11.26am
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A young cyclist was shot with staple guns in a random attack in Melksham.

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Two vehicles pulled alongside the boy in Forest Road at around 8.10pm on Friday 21 August before firing staples at him, causing minor injuries. It happened as he approached the double roundabouts at the junction of Lowbourne and Sandridge Road.

The vehicles are described as a black Volkswagen Polo with a blue front number plate with five white, male occupants inside, and a metallic blue vehicle with two white, male occupants inside.

Anyone with any information in relation to the vehicles and their occupants should contact police by calling 101 and quoting reference 54200083841 or email [email protected]. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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