Police arrest ‘two nine-year-old boys’ after pensioner suffers head injury in attack in Huddersfield

Police arrest ‘two nine-year-old boys’ after pensioner suffers head injury in attack in Huddersfield

  • West Yorkshire Police were responding to reports of man suffering a head injury 
  • They found a pensioner outside a pub in Huddersfield and took him to hospital
  • Two men, believed to be just nine years old, were arrested shortly after


Police have arrested two children after an elderly man was attacked in the street this morning, it has been reported.

Officers were called to Newsome in Huddersfield following reports an elderly man had sustained a head injury.

A section of the street was cordoned off by officers, who remain at the scene, and a small pool of blood could be seen close to the Clarence pub.

West Yorkshire Police has confirmed two males have been arrested in connection with the incident. The force has not confirmed their ages, but it is understood suspects are both just nine years old.

West Yorkshire Police officers were called to Newsome in Huddersfield following reports an elderly man had sustained a head injury

One eyewitness said the victim was left with a ‘big crack in the back of his head’ after being attacked by two young males.

The elderly man was helped by a nearby resident before being rushed to hospital where it is thought he is being treated for non-serious injuries.

A spokesperson for WYP said: ‘The call came in at 8.11am. A male has been taken to hospital with a head injury – not thought to be serious at this time.

‘Two males have been arrested and enquiries are continuing.’

West Yorkshire Police has confirmed two males have been arrested in connection with the incident. The force has not confirmed their ages but it is understood they are both nine years old

West Yorkshire Police has confirmed two males have been arrested in connection with the incident. The force has not confirmed their ages but it is understood they are both nine years old

Kirklees councillor, Andrew Cooper (Greens, Newsome), said: ‘Obviously it’s appalling when something like this happens.

‘We have to get to the bottom of what happened here and make sure it is dealt with properly. The people involved need to recognise that this is unacceptable behaviour in a civilised society.

‘Occurrences like this are very rare which makes it even more shocking when they do happen.’