Teens locked up over savage gang attack on father and son

Two teenagers have been locked up for their part in a 'vicious' attack on a father and son in a town centre.

Police said they were punched and kicked to the floor and when the then 51-year-old man tried to get back up, he was kicked in the face by Liam Doolan. Doolan, 18, was convicted after blood on his shoe matched the victim's DNA.

The father sustained 'significant facial injuries' which required surgery, police added, and his son, then aged 17, sustained cuts and bruises to his face during the attack in Congleton, Cheshire.

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Doolan, from Biddulph, pleaded guilty to section 18 assault and section 47 assault. At Chester Crown Court, he was sentenced to two years and four months in custody. A 17-year-old from Congleton, who can't be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to two years and three months after admitting section 18 assault.

A 15-year-old boy from Macclesfleild and a 15-year-old girl from Congleton appeared at Crewe magistrates' court in March and pleaded guilty to section 47 actual bodily harm. The two teenagers, who also can't be named because of their ages, were handed 10-month referral orders and ordered to pay £100 to each of the victims in compensation.

In a statement, Cheshire Police said: "On Saturday 12 February 2022 the victims, now aged 19 and 52, went into Congleton town centre to confront a group of youths about an assault on a younger family member earlier on in the evening. When they located the teenagers, the group were verbally aggressive toward them. As father and son walked off the teenagers followed them and continued to shout abuse as they walked through the town centre.

"When they tried to