Two youngsters hospitalised after being attacked by gang of 12 in San Francisco park

Round twelve individuals attacked and robbed two 17-year-olds in a park in San Francisco, placing them each within the hospital.

The incident occurred at Hilltop Park within the Bayview district of town on Thursday round 4pm.

Based on the San Francisco Police Division, the attackers ranged in age from 12- to twenty years previous.

They took two telephones and a pair of footwear from the kids whereas leaving them with non-life-threatening accidents. Each have been taken to a close-by hospital for therapy.

No different particulars on the suspects have been made obtainable.

SFPD advised The Impartial that the pair have been initially approached by one particular person earlier than the bigger group arrived.

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The Bayview space, which sits within the south-east of San Francisco, has seen 33 robberies this 12 months – down practically 47 per cent throughout the identical interval final 12 months.

Final month, a swimmer was overwhelmed and carjacked close to the Aquatic Park Cove, police stated. Officers from the San Francisco Police Division responded to a theft simply earlier than 6 am on 2 February within the space of Seashore and Hyde streets, just a few blocks from Fisherman’s Wharf, police spokesperson Paulina Henderson advised SFGATE.

When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a person with non-life-threatening accidents, Henderson stated. The person advised police he was attacked by two individuals after stepping out of his automobile, which was subsequently stolen. Two minors have been arrested in one other county on suspicion of auto theft, however the assault and carjacking continues to be an lively investigation, Henderson stated.

A GoFundMe web page was arrange for the person, recognized as Andrew Cotter, a frequent swimmer and volunteer on the South Finish Rowing Membership.

Mr Cotter underwent surgical procedure on the Zuckerberg San Francisco Common Hospital and returned to his dwelling that night time, he wrote in a submit on the GoFundMe.

He added that his jaw was damaged and needed to be wired shut. On the GoFundMe web page, which has raised greater than $38,000 as of Monday night, Cotter thanked the neighborhood for his or her donations.