http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378469/Thugs-hurl-brick-4-year-old-Jersey-Lou-Perrys-face-Grimsby.htmlTeenager arrested after girl, 4, is knocked out by brick because father asked gang to stop kicking football at his van.
-15 yobs launched an attack on the vehicle
-Girl left unconscious with broken nose and glass in her face
Police have arrested a 17-year-old youth after a four-year-old girl was left with horrific injuries when she was hit in the face with a brick.
Jersey-Lou Perry was knocked out, her nose was broken and shards of glass were embedded in her face after the disgusting attack in Grimsby.
Humberside Police said they have made an arrest thanks to information supplied following media coverage of the case but are still appealing for further people to come forward.
Horrific: Jersey-Lou's front teeth were knocked out and her nose broken when thugs smashed a brick into her face.
‘We have arrested a 17-year-old man as part of our investigation into this serious incident thanks to information which came in following the media appeals,’ said Inspector Glen Munson.
‘However it is still important that anyone with information comes forward at this time.
‘There were a number of people there during the incident not to mention friends or family of those involved who have more than likely witnessed the incident first hand or been told about it and I would ask for these people to come forward either directly or anonymously to help our investigation.’
The incident occurred when a gang of up to 15 yobs attacked her father’s van - simply because he asked them to stop kicking a ball at the vehicle.
As Kyle Perry, 23, began to drive off one thug jumped out from behind a wall and threw a brick through the window, which struck his daughter in the face.
The brick hit her so hard it knocked out her two front teeth.
Recovering: Jersey-Lou with her mother Laura Mussell. The yobs threw the brick after her father Kyle Perry asked them to stop kicking a football at his van.
Mr Perry said: ‘I can not believe that someone could do this to a child - who throws a house brick at an innocent little girl?
‘The coward who has done this to my little girl has to hand themselves in to the police.
‘He could have killed her.’
Recalling the incident, Mr Perry said: ‘Jersey-Lou, my partner and my other daughter were with me in the van - they were strapped into the passenger seats.
‘I had pulled over when a group of lads started kicking a ball up against the door.
‘It was scaring the girls so I got out and told them to pack it in because I had young kids inside.
‘A group of about 12 to 15 of them started to walk towards me. I got back in the van and was going to drive away.
‘I started driving off and a guy who had been hiding behind a wall jumped out and threw something.
‘I heard glass smashing and looked over to see if everyone was all right.
‘That’s when I saw Jersey-Lou had been hit. She was out cold and there was blood everywhere.’
Mr Perry drove straight to the Diana, Princess Of Wales Hospital, in Grimsby, where his injured daughter was kept in overnight for observation.
She was treated for a broken nose, two broken front teeth, and dozens of cuts and bruises - but the long-term effects of her injuries will not be known until she has been seen by a bone specialist next week.
Her mother, Laura Mussell, 22, said: ‘When I first saw the state of her face it was heartbreaking.
‘It’s incredible to think anyone could live with themselves for doing such a thing to an innocent little girl.
‘Her injuries have gone down a bit now, but only the other day her dad pulled out another piece of glass from her cheek.
‘If I was the parent of the coward responsible for this then I would be completely ashamed and the first thing I would do would be to drag them down to the police station.
‘I can understand that any witnesses might be scared to come forward but it is important that they do.’
Anyone with information should call Humberside Police on 0845 6060222, quoting log 427 of April 14, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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