Gravesend Asda attack: Pensioner knocked down escalator by trolley

The suspects are described as being aged between 12 and 16 years old, Kent Police said

A pensioner was attacked at a supermarket by a group of teenage boys who pushed a trolley at him, police have said.

The man, who is in his 80s, was going up an escalator in Asda at the Imperial Retail Park in Gravesend, Kent, when an empty trolley was pushed from the top, knocking him down to the ground floor.

The attack happened at about 18:30 GMT on 24 February.

The victim suffered head injuries and cuts to his hands, police said.

He later went to hospital as a precaution.

The suspects are described as being aged between 12 and 16 years old.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to the attack to contact them.

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