Two boys assaulted at Halloween party

One boy suffered serious injuries and another was knocked unconscious at a Halloween party after a group attempted to gain entrance, Kent Police has said.

The force said about six to eight teenage boys tried to enter the party in Ragstone Road, Bearsted, at about 19:45 GMT on 29 October.

The group were denied entry by an adult but then assaulted a teenage boy who lived in the house, punching and kicking him to the floor and leaving him with serious facial injuries.

Police said a second boy was also assaulted by the group, who knocked him unconscious.

The group then left the area and walked to Egremont Road before smashing bottles of alcohol and damaging shutters at Bearsted Fish Bar, causing hundreds of pounds of damage.

The same group is also believed to have gone into a Co-Op earlier in the evening and stolen alcohol, police said.

A 19-year-old man from Headcorn has been arrested on suspicion of assault but has since been bailed while police continue their inquiries.

A force spokesperson asked anyone who had any information or footage to get in touch.

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