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Boy, 13, sexually assaulted at Liverpool bus stop as police hunt for suspect
The teenager was approached at a bus stop in Norris Green before he was touched inappropriately, leaving him 'shocked and very distressed'
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What happenedThe teenager was approached at a bus stop in Norris Green before he was touched inappropriately, leaving him 'shocked and very distressed'.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Boy, 13, sexually assaulted at Liverpool bus stop as police hunt for suspect". The right frames it as "Manhunt as boy, 13, ‘sexually assaulted by man at bus stop’ in ‘extremely serious’ incide...".
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Left / center-leftBoy, 13, sexually assaulted at Liverpool bus stop as police hunt for suspect
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Right / center-rightManhunt as boy, 13, ‘sexually assaulted by man at bus stop’ in ‘extremely serious’ incident
Manhunt as boy, 13, ‘sexually assaulted by man at bus stop’ in ‘extremely serious’ incident
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COPS have launched an urgent manhunt after a 13-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted at a bus stop. The alleged assault happened on Utting Avenue in Norris Green, Merseyside, just...
