Dad and son attacked at Blackburn pub on New Year’s Eve (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Dad and son attacked at Blackburn pub on New Year’s Eve
9:39am Thursday 3rd January 2013 in Blackburn
By Lisa Woodhouse, Assistant picture editor
A FATHER and son were beaten up during a New Year’s Eve night out.
Neil Fearns, 54, had been for a meal with family before meeting son Kyle, 25, at the Station Hotel in Preston Old Road, Cherry Tree, Blackburn.
Following a scuffle with a group in the pub the two men, from Lower Darwen, had gone outside but were then set upon.
The unprovoked attack left Kyle, a design engineer, needing pins inserting into his leg after breaking his ankle in two places.
Neil said: “It was just after midnight because we had done the countdown and celebrated the start of the new year.
“My son-in-law was threatened inside the pub for no apparent reason and I went to check that everything was OK outside.
“As I turned to come back into the pub, I got thumped on the side of my head and hit again, ending up on the floor. It all happened so quick.”
They were taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital where Kyle was operated on and his leg was put in plaster.
PC Scott Boast, from Blackburn police, said: “We are appealing for witnesses We were called to the Station pub at around 12.30am after reports of an attack on a father and son.
“Lots of people will have seen what happened because the pub was very busy.”
Anyone with information is asked to call PC Boast on 01254 353 921.
Comments(9)
AndyW
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12:26pm Thu 3 Jan 13
HairyBowls wrote:Or lets just hope that there is no 'next time' and there is no mindless violence.
Big hard boys attacking a dad and son for no reason...Next time, lets hope its you guys at the end of some mindless violence!
HarryBosch
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3:54pm Thu 3 Jan 13
jgs_mufc
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4:29pm Thu 3 Jan 13
ste.g
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7:24pm Thu 3 Jan 13
jgs_mufc wrote:thank god your not on the bench with all your probabilities
i very much doubt it was unprovoked, come on lets get real. the son in law probably mouthed off or upset somebody in some way and doesn't want to upset his father in law... its a harsh world out there but lets be honest unprovoked attacks are few and far between. i'm not for one minute condoning the attack but there's no smoke without fire.
webbo69
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8:14pm Thu 3 Jan 13
webbo69
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8:36pm Thu 3 Jan 13
pattipoo
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1:14pm Fri 4 Jan 13
Just hope they find them .... and punish them properly!!
Carole-Blackburn.
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10:10pm Fri 4 Jan 13
HairyBowls says...
10:21am Thu 3 Jan 13