[15 NOV 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Teenage Boy Suffers Fractured Skull In Attack

A 15-year-old boy had his skull fractured when a gang of children set about him near a Rugby school.

The lad was on the slip road opposite Avon Valley school when he was attacked at 6.30pm on Saturday.

As well as head wounds he suffered a fractured finger and severe bruising, and was treated at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital for three days before being released.

Three boys, one aged 11 and two others aged 15, were arrested and interviewed by police in the company of their parents. They were all released without charge.