The boy was left with injuries to his head and his hands
17:01, 29 May 2025Updated 17:05, 29 May 2025
The incident took place on Kingsway in Burnage(Image: Google Maps)
A 13-year-old boy was beaten up by ‘five men’ with ‘bats and weapons’ in the middle of the day on a busy Manchester road.
The group of men got out of a car which drove towards the boy after cutting across a grass verge on Kingsway in Burnage, according to an eyewitness. The boy tried to run away and seek shelter in a nearby shop, the eyewitness said, but he was not allowed to enter.
The men then allegedly attacked the young boy while he was on the ground in a violent assault that lasted around ’10 minutes’.
According to the eyewitness, the men called the boy by a different name, leading her to believe it was a case of ‘mistaken identity’.
The Manchester Evening News understands the boy was taken to hospital and was treated for injuries to his head and his hands.
In an post on social media, the boy’s mum said he was ‘battered and bruised’, claiming the men attacked him with ‘bats and weapons’.
The M.E.N. understands that the men are accused of having used a ‘metal baseball bat’ and brandishing a ‘machete’ during the attack.
GMP are investigating the incident which took place at around 3.30pm on Monday (May 26) but there have been no arrests so far.
Speaking to the M.E.N., the eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said: “The first thing I noticed was the car speeding.
“It cut across the grass verge and tried to go into him. He was on his own. It knocked him off.
“He got up and ran and the five men got out and chased him. He fell to the floor and when he was on the floor, they went for him.
“From what I could see he was just lying on the floor. He was being sick.
“His head was bleeding. He had a few cuts on his head.
“He wasn’t really speaking. He kept speaking and going to sleep.”
According to the eyewitness, around four police vehicles and three ambulances attended the scene before the boy’s family arrived.
A GMP spokesperson said: “Officers are investigating following reports of a boy being attacked in the Burnage area.
“At around 3.30pm, we received reports of a 13-year-old male having been assaulted by a group on Kingsway.
“The victim was subsequently treated for injuries, which are thankfully not believed to be life-threatening or changing.
“No arrests have been made and enquiries are currently ongoing.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact police via 101 or gmp.police.uk, quoting log 1969 of 26/05/25.
“Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.”