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A nine-year-old boy has been left traumatised, after he was assaulted and robbed of his cellphone in a play park attack in San Fernando. The playpark is situated at the back of the Housing Development Corporation’s Olera Heights apartment buildings.
The boy’s mother said around 5 pm last Friday, her son was playing in the park with his friends when the suspect, believed to be in his late teens to early 20s, who he knew from the area, approached him.
“He punched the child on his arm, snatched the phone valued $1,100, and ran towards the buildings. He is shaken up. He is a brave boy. The suspect cuffed him on his right hand, that was holding the phone. One cuff to loosen his hand, and he took the phone.”
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