Man and girl injured after being hit by stones at Norwich Parkrun

Police are looking for witnesses after the event last month

Author: Sam Russell, PAPublished 16th Nov 2022

Two runners were hit by stones as they took part in a parkrun in Norwich.

Norfolk Police said a 12-year-old girl suffered bruising and a man sustained swelling to the head during the free, weekly, timed 5km run in the city on Saturday November 5.

The force said officers were called to Sloughbottom Park, on Drayton Road, at 9.40am to "reports of youths throwing stones".

The group ran away and have yet to be identified, police said.

Witnesses are asked to call 101 quoting incident number 131 of November 5 2022.

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