A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an assault on an Acomb man.
Rolf Watson, 34, of Green Lane, was left bleeding and in shock after being punched in the face by a member of a teenage gang after remonstrating with them for scratching his car with a bike.
Police said the boy had been arrested in the Acomb area on Wednesday night.
He has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Police said the boy's arrest is the sixth in the last five days in connection with incidents in the Green Lane area.
Residents say a teenage gang is "terrorising" their end of the street - known as Little Green Lane.
Updated: 10:37 Friday, June 25, 2004
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