Beveridge Park incident: Police hunting attackers after 12-year-old boy 'assaulted' in Kirkcaldy park

A violent attack reportedly carried out by a number of teenagers in a public park left a 12-year-old boy bleeding and having to attend hospital for treatment to his injuries.

The incident, which was allegedly witnessed by a large number of people, is said to have happened in Beveridge Park, Abbotshall Road, Kirkcaldy, at around 6pm yesterday.

A police spokesperson said: “We received a report on Saturday, 1 May, of a 12-year-old boy being assaulted around 6pm in Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy. Enquiries are ongoing.”

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Police are investigating an alleged assault on a 12-year-old boy in Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy

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