Police are looking for witnesses after a New Westminster youth was allegedly beaten with a metal baseball bat in the West End Friday.
Four youths were walking home in the 700 block of 20th Street at about 8 p.m., according to police, when a soccer ball belonging to one of them crossed paths with a passing vehicle.
The vehicle stopped, and a man allegedly got out of the passenger side and chased the youths with a metal baseball bat, police said.
One of the youths was struck with the bat and had to be taken to hospital, according to police.
“This is a gross overreaction on the part of the motorist,” media relations officer Sgt. Jeff Scott stated in a press release. “We want to hear from anyone who may have witnessed this incident.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the New Westminster Police Department at 604-525-5411.
