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E-scooter rider slashed in park attack

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The victim was riding an e-scooter when the attack happened, police said
  • An electric scooter rider was injured after being "slashed" in the leg during an altercation
  • Police said the woman had been riding through a park in Sheffield on Sunday evening
  • Three men, all wearing hoodies, are reported to have pushed her to the ground during the attack
  • Witnesses are asked to get in touch with police

An electric scooter rider has been injured after being attacked by three men in Sheffield.

The woman was riding in a park off Gleadless Road at about 17:30 BST on Sunday, South Yorkshire Police said.

It is reported that three men, wearing hoodies, pushed her to the ground before they were disturbed by a passer-by and ran off.

The force said when the woman returned home she noticed "what looks like a slash wound to her leg, which may have been caused by a knife".

Witnesses to the incident, or anybody with information, is asked to get in touch with officers.

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