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• New speed warning sign installed on corner where tram crashed...

  03-04-2017 22:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  New digital signs have been installed on bends on the tram network to alert drivers to upcoming speed limits. Two of the signs are on the stretch between Lloyd Park and Sandilands - one at each end of the stretch of tunnels between the two - with one being on the corner where a tram derailed on November 9, killing seven people. There is one between Addiscombe and Sandilands as trams enter another tunnel and approach Sandilands Junction.The fourth is between Birkbeck and Harrington Road,...
  
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• Teenager left with fractured spine after Croydon 'hate crime' attack - Metro

  03-04-2017 20:54 via metro.co.uk
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  Teenager left with fractured spine after Croydon 'hate crime' attack
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  The teenage victim of an alleged hate crime in Croydon was today identified at Recker Ahmed, who suffered a fractured spine and a brain haemorrhage after he was attacked by a 30 strong mob. Mr Ahmed, a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian, was waiting at a bus ...
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• Dangerous attitudes on the streets of Croydon - The Guardian

  03-04-2017 20:24 via theguardian.com
  
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  Dangerous attitudes on the streets of Croydon
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  Anti-racist graffiti on a wall near where a young Kurdish-Iranian was attacked in the Shrublands area of Croydon on 31 March 2017. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters. Hate crime. Dangerous attitudes on the streets of Croydon. Share on Facebook · Share on ...
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• Coulsdon schoolboy comes to the rescue of an elderly man who was...

  03-04-2017 19:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenager from Coulsdon has been hailed a hero after coming to the aid of an elderly man who he found lying unconscious by the side of the road.Drew Burridge was on his way home from de Stafford School, in Caterham, last Monday (March 27) when he noticed a man lying face down on an area of grass on Marlpit Lane, in Coulsdon, at around 4.10pm. The 14-year-old, who had moments before got off a 466 bus rushed to help.Drew, who lives on Woodplace Lane, said: "I got off the bus and...
  
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• Croydon murder: Bjorn Brown, 23, dies in hospital after being ... - Evening Standard

  03-04-2017 19:21 via standard.co.uk
  
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  A murder probe has been launched after a young man who was repeatedly stabbed in a south London street died in hospital. Bjorn Brown, 23, was attacked by ...and more »
  
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• Croydon attack: five people in court over assault on teenage asylum seeker - The Guardian

  03-04-2017 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
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  Croydon attack: five people in court over assault on teenage asylum seeker
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  Croydon magistrates court, where five people appeared in court on Monday over the assault. Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA. UK news. Croydon attack: five people in court over assault on teenage asylum seeker. Charges brought against further two people as ...
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• Police charge another two people in connection with Croydon...

  03-04-2017 18:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police have confirmed the total number of people arrested in connection with a suspected hate crime attack in Croydon has risen to 16. Seven people have now been charged in relation to the incident which happened on Friday night near The Goat pub in Shirley at about 11.40pm.Police have said that the victim, a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian, was waiting at a bus stop on the Shrublands estate with two friends when he was set upon by a gang of up to 30 people. The teen was chased for.
  
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• A man is in a serious condition after a crash in South Norwood...

  03-04-2017 18:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 50 year-old motorcyclist is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash in South Norwood yesterday (Sunday).The motorbike collided with a car on Whitehorse Lane, near to Crystal Palace's ground, Selhurst Park, at around 5pm with emergency services on the scene by 5.20pm.An investigation is under way and Metropolitan Police officers are looking to speak to witnesses.READ MORE: Four people released on bail after appearing in court over Croydon attack on asylum seekerDetectives from the...
  
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• Croydon beauty queen has eyes set on Miss GB pageant

  03-04-2017 18:08 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Croydon beauty queen is in the running to compete at the Miss GB finals.
  
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• Southampton boss full of praise for 'intelligent' Crystal Palace midfielder - Croydon Advertiser

  03-04-2017 18:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Southampton boss full of praise for 'intelligent' Crystal Palace midfielder
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  Southampton manager Claude Puel has praised Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye for how he has progressed in his career, having previously worked with the player in France. Puel gave a young Cabaye his senior debut at Lille back in 2004, with the ...and more »
  
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• Aldi in Croydon is selling really cheap hot tubs | Croydon Advertiser - Croydon Advertiser

  03-04-2017 18:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Most of us who dream of spending a summer evening in our back yard in a hot tub watching the sun set probably can't imagine ever being able to afford one.and more »
  
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• Murder investigation launched after 23-year-old man who was...

  03-04-2017 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A vigil is going to be held tonight in Croydon for a man who has died from injuries sustained in a stabbing last Wednesday.The victim has been named as Deon Brown and the Metropolitan Police have confirmed that a murder investigation has been launched into the 23-year-old's death.Mr Brown spent five days in hospital after he was found bleeding heavily on Bensham Lane at about 8.30pm last Wednesday (March 29).Detectives investigating the incident believe Mr Brown was stabbed at the entrance to...
  
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• Asylum seeker, 17, on the mend as five charged over bus stop attack - Express.co.uk

  03-04-2017 17:45 via express.co.uk
  
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  Asylum seeker, 17, on the mend as five charged over bus stop attack
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  A TEENAGE asylum seeker fighting for his life in hospital following a suspected hate attack is "starting to make a recovery", police have said. PUBLISHED: 15:57, Mon, Apr 3, 2017 | UPDATED: 16:57, Mon, Apr 3, 2017 ...
  
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• Appeal for witnesses to Norwood motorbike crash

  03-04-2017 17:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon detectives are appealing for witnesses following a motorbike crash.
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after Norwood motorbike crash

  03-04-2017 17:12 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Croydon detectives are appealing for witnesses following a motorbike crash.
  
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• UPDATE: Two more arrests after five people appear in court over 'hate attack' on teenage asylum seeker

  03-04-2017 17:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Five people accused of being part of a vicious 30-strong gang that left a teenage asylum seeker with a fractured spine and brain haemorrhage appeared in court today.
  
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• UPDATE: Seven more arrests after five people appear in court over 'hate attack' on teenage asylum seeker

  03-04-2017 17:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Five people accused of being part of a vicious 30-strong gang that left a teenage asylum seeker with a fractured spine and brain haemorrhage appeared in court today.
  
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• Five people appear in court as teenage asylum seeker is in 'serious but stable condition'

  03-04-2017 17:04 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Five people accused of being part of a vicious 30-strong gang that left a teenage asylum seeker with a fractured spine and brain haemorrhage appeared in court today.
  
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• Aldi in Croydon is selling really cheap hot tubs

  03-04-2017 17:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Most of us who dream of spending a summer evening in our back yard in a hot tub watching the sun set probably can't imagine ever being able to afford one. Your average bubbly spa rarely costs less than £5,000 but if there's one place that's determined to make such luxury affordable, it's Aldi . The supermarket chain is about to launch a budget hot tub for a fraction of the price of those you normally spot at the home of the richest person you know. READ MORE: Police release images of...
  
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• Train drivers' union put brakes on Southern deal - Croydon Guardian

  03-04-2017 16:55 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Train drivers' union put brakes on Southern deal
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  Members of train driver's union ASLEF have narrowly rejected an offer to end the dispute over driver-only trains operated on Southern railway lines. The union announced Southern staff voted by 372 votes (51.8 per cent) to 346 (48.6 per cent) against ...and more »
  
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• First photos of brother and sister charged after attack on...

  03-04-2017 16:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A brother and sister from Shirley, who have been charged in relation to an attack on a teenage asylum seeker on Friday night, have been pictured leaving Croydon Magistrates' Court after being released on bail. Daryl Davis, 20, and his older sister Danyelle Davis, 24, both from Laurel Crescent, are each facing a charge of violent disorder - in connection with a "brutal" attack which left a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian in intensive care with a fractured spine and a bleed on the brain.The...
  
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• Four people released on bail after appearing in court over...

  03-04-2017 16:23 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Five people from Shirley have appeared in court today (Monday, April 3) charged in connection with an attack on a teenage asylum seeker on Friday night, which left the victim in intensive care with a fractured spine and a bleed on the brain. Police have said that the 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian was waiting at a bus stop with two friends outside The Goat pub on the Shrublands estate when he was set upon by a gang of up to 30 people. The teen was chased for around 100 yards before he was punched..
  
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• Train drivers’ union put brakes on Southern deal

  03-04-2017 16:10 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Members of train driver’s union ASLEF have narrowly rejected an offer to end the dispute over driver-only trains operated on Southern railway lines.
  
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• Police trying to find family of asylum seeker 'who will be scared...

  03-04-2017 15:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the suspected hate crime attack on a teenage asylum seeker in Croydon have "not seen anything like this...for a long time" and are doing their best to contact the victim's relatives to tell them what has happened.The 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy remains in hospital in a 'serious but stable' condition after he was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached at a bus stop outside The Goat pub on Friday night (March 31) and then chased.Police...
  
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• Police trying to find family of asylum seeker 'who will be...

  03-04-2017 15:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the suspected hate crime attack on a teenage asylum seeker in Croydon have "not seen anything like this...for a long time" and are doing their best to contact the victim's relatives to tell them what has happened.The 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy remains in hospital in a 'serious but stable' condition after he was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached at a bus stop outside The Goat pub on Friday night (March 31) and then chased.Police...
  
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• UPDATE: Donations reach £20,000 as Croydon teenage asylum seeker is in 'serious but stable condition'

  03-04-2017 15:29 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A crowdfunding page for the asylum seeker that was attacked in Croydon has raised over five thousand pounds.
  
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• Donations pour in for teenage asylum seeker who was attacked in a hate-crime in Croydon

  03-04-2017 15:29 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A crowdfunding page for the asylum seeker that was attacked in Croydon has raised over five thousand pounds.
  
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• Fundraising pages set up for asylum seeker to help him 'recover...

  03-04-2017 14:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A fundraising page set up to raise money for the 17-year-old asylum seeker who was attacked while waiting at a bus stop in Shirley has raised more than £5,000 since it was created at the weekend. The JustGiving page, which was set up on Saturday (April 1), has already raised £5,843 – a figure which is going up by the hour. The teenage victim remains in hospital in a 'serious but stable' condition after he was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached at a
  
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• How Croydon's Ahmadiyya Muslim community responded to the terrorist attack in Westminster - The Croydon Citizen

  03-04-2017 14:43 via thecroydoncitizen.com
  
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  How Croydon's Ahmadiyya Muslim community responded to the terrorist attack in Westminster
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  On Wednesday 29th March, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) took part in a large remembrance gathering on Westminster Bridge in central London. One week earlier, the bridge had been the location for a horrifying atrocity later identified as ...and more »
  
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• What is a hate crime and how many are there each month in...

  03-04-2017 14:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  In January alone there were 51 hate crimes recorded in Croydon, crime statistics reveal. Follow Friday's attack on a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian asylum seeker - which is being treated by police as a hate crime - the Advertiser has looked at the latest available crime statistics to get an idea of how many hate crimes are being reported in the borough. The victim was attacked on Friday evening by a large group on Shirley's Shrublands estate at a bus stop and remains in hospital with serious head..
  
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• Sick Twitter troll calls teenager asylum seeker attacked in Croydon a 'parasite immigrant'

  03-04-2017 14:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A disgusting Twitter troll has labelled the victim of a hate attack a "parasite immigrant".
  
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• 'People in this country hate asylum seekers': Shock after teenager attacked in suspected hate crime

  03-04-2017 13:56 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Residents where a 17-year-old asylum seeker was savagely beaten by a gang of youths say they are now scared to go out at night.
  
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• Aslef drivers reject deal to end dispute with Southern Rail for...

  03-04-2017 13:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Train drivers who are members of the Aslef union have rejected a deal which would have ended the dispute with Southern Rail.It is the second deal this year which has been put to the union, which represents about 950 drivers, and subsequently refused by its members.On February 16 members voted against the previous deal by a majority of 54 per cent to 46 per cent.READ MORE: The astonishing number of Southern Rail trains cancelled in 2016Another agreement was put to the members in March, but it has
  
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• Croydon is a welcoming community – we will not stand idly by while hateful thugs sully our home - Telegraph.co.uk

  03-04-2017 13:31 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Croydon is a welcoming community – we will not stand idly by while hateful thugs sully our home
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  Amid the sadness, the reaction – "Oh, it's Croydon – what do you expect?" – has come from across the country to Friday's abhorrent attack on a young Kurdish refugee. Croydon's local MP, Gavin Barwell called the attackers "cowardly and despicable scum" ...
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• Five charged over attack on teenage asylum seeker

  03-04-2017 13:11 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Five people have been charged following a suspected hate-crime that left a teenage asylum seeker fighting for his life.
  
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• The 36 baby names that could 'be extinct' by this year

  03-04-2017 13:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A host of traditional names for babies are at risk of "becoming extinct" by the end of the year. According to Baby Centre, a website that registers all names given to babies in the UK, some of the names that were hugely popular in the 1950s and 1960s have fallen out of fashion in modern times.The names which have fallen out of fashion have yet to be registered to the website's 2017's database. READ MORE: Stopping Croydon doctors from prescribing baby milk could 'cost families...
  
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• No refuge should be offered to the attackers who denied it to an...

  03-04-2017 11:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Reporter Craig Simpson explains why if parents think their child may have been involved in Friday's night attack on an asylum seeker they must not try to protect them from the course of justice. There is no defence for the savagery which left a teenage boy in Croydon horrendously injured, and those responsible for the attack should not be sheltered from justice. A 17-year-old was beaten unconsciousness, hospitalised by a thuggish mob of attackers who fractured his skull and left a blood clot on.
  
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• Police name the five people who have been charged over attack on...

  03-04-2017 11:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have named the five people who have been charged in connection with a "brutal" attack on a teenage asylum seeker in Croydon on Friday night.Detectives are treating the incident as a suspected hate crime, after a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached at a bus stop outside The Goat pub in Shirley at about 11.40pm and then chased after he was questioned about where he comes from.Over the weekend police made nine arrests...
  
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• GRAPHIC IMAGES: RSPCA cruelty cases in London and Surrey rise to more than 13,000

  03-04-2017 11:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA investigated more than 13,000 animal cruelty complaints in London and Surrey last year.
  
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• 5 people charged in connection with 'brutal' attack on teenage...

  03-04-2017 10:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Five people have been charged in connection with a "brutal" attack on a teenage asylum seeker in Shirley on Friday night. Over the weekend nine people were arrested by police over the incident in which a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy was kicked and punched in the head after being approached at a bus stop close to The Goat pub on Broom Road at about 11.40pm and then chased. The victim was taken to a south London hospital, where he remains. His condition is described as serious but...
  
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• Sam Allardyce reveals the key factors behind Crystal Palace's recent revival - Croydon Advertiser

  03-04-2017 10:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Sam Allardyce reveals the key factors behind Crystal Palace's recent revival
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  Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce says the club's January transfer business has been key to the Eagles' recent revival, but that is not the only factor. Allardyce has overseen a remarkable upturn in form of late, with Palace winning their last four ...and more »
  
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• Attack on asylum seeker in Croydon - latest updates

  03-04-2017 09:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are continuing to question eight people in connection with a brutal attack on a teenage asylum seeker in Shirley on Friday night which is being treated as a suspected hate crime. A 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy remains in hospital with serious head injuries after he was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached by a gang of attackers at a bus stop outside The Goat pub on Broom Road. Police and and a crew from the London Ambulance Service were called to nearby...
  
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• Weather: Dull start but sunny spells forecast later

  03-04-2017 09:34 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  It will be a fine day with sunny spells following a dull misty start this morning.
  
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• 'SAVAGES': Here's how the national papers are reporting on the...

  03-04-2017 09:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The national newspapers have reported on the suspected hate crime attack in Croydon that left a teenage asylum seeker with serious head injuries in hospital.Papers have shared their disgust over the attack in Shirley on a 17-year-old Kurdish Iranian boy which police say approximately 20 people were involved in on Friday night (March 31).Police and and a crew from the London Ambulance Service were called to nearby Shrublands Avenue at around 11.40pm to reports of a group attacking a male and...
  
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• Police release images of three wanted over horrific Addington asylum seeker attack

  03-04-2017 08:57 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating a savage attack on a teenage asylum seeker have released images of three people they want to speak to in connection with the assault.
  
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• Police want to speak with these two men over brutal attack on...

  03-04-2017 08:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating a suspected hate crime attack on a teenager in Shirley have published images of two people they want to identify and trace. Metropolitan Police want to speak with the two men in connection with the attack on a Kurdish Iranian boy in Croydon on Friday night (March 31). The 17-year-old victim remains in hospital with serious head injuries after he was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached by a gang of attackers at a bus stop outside The Goat...
  
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• Police release images of three people wanted over brutal attack...

  03-04-2017 08:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating a suspected hate crime attack on a teenager in Shirley have published images of three people they want to identify and trace. Metropolitan Police want to speak with the woman and two men in connection with the attack on a Kurdish Iranian boy in Croydon on Friday night (March 31). The 17-year-old victim remains in hospital with serious head injuries after he was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head after being approached by a gang of attackers at a bus stop...
  
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