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10/08/2015
61-Year-Old Needs 30 Stitches Following Attack On Bus
A 61-year-old woman required 30 stitches to her face after being hit by a brick when a bus she was travelling in was attacked in Dungiven.
The woman lost five teeth in the attack, which also injured four others, when the coach was attacked on Saturday.
The bus was returning from an Apprentice Boys parade, but in a report by BBC Radio Foyle, the victim's sister said that there was no flags on board, no band uniforms and no chanting.
According to the report, the woman needed extensive dental work following the attack.
(MH/JP)
The woman lost five teeth in the attack, which also injured four others, when the coach was attacked on Saturday.
The bus was returning from an Apprentice Boys parade, but in a report by BBC Radio Foyle, the victim's sister said that there was no flags on board, no band uniforms and no chanting.
According to the report, the woman needed extensive dental work following the attack.
(MH/JP)
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