"Happy slappers" attack women with baseball bats

A mother and her daughter were taken to hospital with head injuries after being attacked by a gang with baseball bats, reports BBC News.

The 48-year-old mother and her two daughters, aged 23 and 17, were walking home by the canal in Reading in England on Tuesday night when they were set upon.

Four teenage boys, two of them carrying baseball bats, came up to them and started beating the mother and the eldest daughter while one of them filmed the attack on his mobile phone.

The 17-year-old daughter called for help and the victims were taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital where they were treated for head and facial injuries.

Links to reported Happy Slapping incidents.

Regine | 5:51 PM | News, Buzz |
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