A teenage boy was rushed to hospital with suspected head injuries after being attacked by a group of people on September 9, according to reports.
He was saved from further beating by a Woodley mum who jumped from her car and rushed to his side to find blood “pouring from his nose” and a “massive” black eye.
Two boys, 15, from Reading, have been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and released on conditional bail until September 29 and 30.
“I felt sick. I don’t know how I did it because I was putting myself in danger,” said the woman, 35, that intervened.
“I felt literally horrified and my daughter was crying – she was disturbed by the whole experience.”
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, continued: “I think adrenaline took over and I thought, get out [of the car]. I couldn’t leave someone so vulnerable like that in such a state.
“It has made me so angry that this is the world we seem to be living in now and no-one is safe out there.”
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When she approached the scene at around 6.30pm, the group ran off and she helped the boy, who told her he was 15-years-old, to his feet, according to the woman.
The woman said she took him to Woodford Park Leisure Centre where she found another teenage victim of the attack with facial injuries.
“As a mum of a nine-year-old, I’m horrified. She’s shaken up because she saw everything,” said the woman.
“People need to realise that their kids aren’t safe in that park.”
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She said: “If I had a child of that age hanging around that park I would be concerned for their welfare.
“It’s horrendous up there.”
A 20-year-old man from Wokingham was arrested and released with no further action.
In a Facebook post, a Thames Valley Police officer said: “A very big thank-you to staff at the Woodford Park Leisure Centre who were exceptionally helpful to officers and the victims.”
Anyone with information around the assault can contact 101 quoting reference 43220406443.
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