Four Burnley teens arrested following attack on Aston Villa team bus
Incident took place after the Burnley v Aston Villa match last month
Four teenagers have been arrested after a gas canister was thrown at the Aston Villa team bus last month.
The incident occurred shortly before 5.15pm on August 27th, following a football match against Burnley. The coach – carrying the Villa team – was entering the M65 at junction 10 at the time.
The canister caused around ÂŁ10,000 worth of damage to the coach as it struck the windscreen, though thankfully nobody was injured.
At the time we appealed for help identifying those involved.
Four 14-year-old boys from Burnley have now been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life. They were detained this morning (Thursday, September 21st) and all four remain in custody.
PC Ross Bosdorff, Dedicated Football Officer for Burnley, said: “This incident caused damage to the coach and clearly could have resulted in a serious collision. We have taken it extremely seriously and our enquiries have been ongoing ever since.
“Four boys have now been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage offences and are in custody.
“Our thanks go to those people who provided us with information and CCTV about the incident. Anybody with information or video footage, who has not yet spoken to us, is encouraged to get in touch straight away."
Anybody with information should contact us on 101, quoting log 480 of August 27th, or report what they know online at doitonline.lancashire.police.uk.
A man was arrested in August in relation to the incident but was later released no further action, having been found not to have been involved. Hear all the latest news from across Lancashire on the hour, every hour, on 97.4FM, DAB, at rockfm.co.uk, and on the Rock FM app.