Police are appealing for witnesses after a car with 5 men inside mounted the pavement and drove at 2 teenage boys in Ryde on Friday night, with one of the youngsters then assaulted.
The shocking incident happened at around 21:20 on 29th August at the junction of West Street and Adelaide Place, outside the Co-op store.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary says that a pair of 15-year-old boys were standing on the pavement when a car suddenly veered off the road and drove towards them.
One of the boys was then assaulted by a man who got out of the vehicle.
The car then sped away down West Street before stopping on nearby Pell Lane, where 1 of the 5 men got out.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage that could assist the investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or visit the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website, quoting reference 44250391974.
UPDATE – It has now been confirmed that the Police are treating the incident as a potential kidnapping.
Read more at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/teen-kidnapped-at-knifepoint-in-shock-ambush-on-the-streets-of-ryde/.
Everyday it seems something serious happens on the Isalnd or is it just me getting Old…headlines in CP used to be cat resuced from a tree or ferries running late due to Fog ..UNBIELVABLE !!!
Sadly the island is not the island it use to be.
But then, nor is anywhere on the mainland. Too many lawbreakers and general losers who won’t work now, so they have plenty of time to cause harm to others.
those boys probably know exactly who those men are and precisely why they attacked them
Awful
But then again a few questions what are 15 year olds doing roaming streets at gone 9pm?
Also yeah they probably did know them drug money? probably owed the guys.
How do we know the boys didn’t provoke the car driver?
I wish there was a simple answer but kids these days roam the streets till God knows what time.
There always running in front of cars and shouting abuse.
well if that went down Radcliffe avenue or Arthur Street or argyle Street the police must have their number plate because there are plenty of houses down in roads who have CCTV poking at the street but will the police do it or have time to do it, they will be far to busy nicking someone for sealing a sandwich when they starving not serious investigations
Totally agree Bandit