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Morrisons delivery driver injured and two people arrested, including a boy, 15, after windscreen smashed with baseball bat in Ratcliffe Highway, Hoo

19:36, 08 March 2021

updated: 13:23, 10 March 2021

A 15-year-old boy was one of two people who were arrested after allegedly smashing the windscreen of a Morrisons delivery van using a baseball bat.

The delivery driver was injured when the men reportedly stopped their vehicle in front of the van in Ratcliffe Highway, Hoo, near Rochester, before smashing the windscreen and driving away.

Two men are currently in custody. Stock picture
Two men are currently in custody. Stock picture

The delivery driver sustained minor injuries.

A police spokesman said: "Kent Police was called to the Ratcliffe Highway in Rochester at about 12.48pm on Monday, March 8 following reports a van had been damaged and the driver assaulted.

"Two people, a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy, both from Rochester were arrested nearby and currently remain in custody having been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and assault."

Update: Both were released, pending further inquiries.

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