Five charged after boy, 15, left with serious facial injuries in Fife assault
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The incident happened in Riverside Park, Glenrothes and was reported to police on Saturday evening.
The boy was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy for treatment to serious facial injuries.
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A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the incident and officers are following positive lines of inquiry to locate others involved.
They confirmed today that four youths, two 15-year olds, and youngsters aged 16 and 14, had also been charged.
Inspector Kirk Donnelly from Glenrothes Police Station said: “There is no place for this type of violence in our community and I utterly condemn such acts. Anyone who takes part in violence will face the full consequences of the justice system."