Teen struck with hammer during late-night brawl in Yvelines suburb
Police responded to a fight near a shopping centre in the Yvelines, and later a separate clash on Avenue des Prés left a 15-year-old with facial injuries from hammer blows.
Around 20:30, officers intervened as a group of about thirty youths confronted a smaller crowd of ten to fifteen teenagers sheltering in a restaurant near a shopping centre. The confrontation dispersed, but a second altercation erupted at about 21:20 on Avenue des Prés in Montigny-le-Bretonneux. During that fight, a 15-year-old male was hit in the face with a hammer, sustaining injuries.
Why it matters
The attack shows rising youth violence in the Yvelines, prompting concerns for public safety.
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