Police carry out patrols outside school after attack on Halifax schoolboy, 12
Police have carried out 'reassurance patrols' outside a Sowerby bridge high school today after a 12-year-old boy was viciously attacked at a bus stop.
A post on social media claimed the youngster had suffered head injuries and a broken arm in yesterday's 'unprovoked' attack.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Police are investigating following a reported assault on a 12-year-old boy which occurred yesterday afternoon on St Peter’s Avenue, Sowerby Bridge.
"Reassurance patrols have been conducted today and enquiries are ongoing."