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Two arrests over video of Newport schoolboy attack
- Two arrests were made on May 14, 2025, after a video showed a schoolboy being assaulted near Lliswerry High School in Newport.
- The assault took place around 3:10 pm on a pedestrian bridge spanning Spytty Road, leading Gwent Police to initiate an urgent and active investigation.
- A 30-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy have been taken into custody in connection with an alleged assault, with the man suspected of affray and causing actual bodily harm, and the boy also held on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm.
- Assistant Chief Constable Vicki Townsend confirmed that the individual shown in the video shared on social media has been identified, and police are maintaining their support for him as the investigation progresses.
- Police urged the community not to speculate as comments could impede justice and thanked them for providing information during the ongoing investigation.
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A man and a teenage boy have been arrested after a video was uploaded to social media showing a schoolboy being assaulted in Newport. Gwent Police said it was made aware of the video on Wednesday evening, which showed a Lliswerry High School pupil being assaulted by a group of children as he was held by a man. The school said it was aware of the "serious incident", which took between 15:10 and 15:20 BST, on a footbridge over Spytty Road, Lliswer…
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