Police deployed after report of boy’s face slashed in Rotherham

Police officers were deployed to a Rotherham suburb following a report that a boy was slashed across his cheek in a street attack.

The teenager was allegedly targeted by three other teens in the Rawmarsh Hill area of the town at around 3.40pm on Friday, February 15.

Police officers received a report of a cheek slashing in Rotherhamplaceholder image
Police officers received a report of a cheek slashing in Rotherham
Police officers received a report of a cheek slashing in Rotherhamplaceholder image
Police officers received a report of a cheek slashing in Rotherham

But officers deployed to the area but were unable to locate the injured boy or the offenders, who were seen heading towards Dale Road.

APPEAL: Man with bulldog tattoos still wanted by South Yorkshire Police They have also been unable to contact the person who made the report.

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