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Manhunt continues for men suspected of hammer attack on 12-year-old boy

Police are stepping up efforts to trace two men from Dudley suspected of attacking a youth with a hammer in a park.

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Richard and Ben Timmins are wanted by West Midlands Police

Richard Timmins, 56, and his son Ben Timmins, 32, are thought to have been involved in an attack involving a 12-year-old boy in Milking Bank Park on May 7.

West Midlands Police is appealing for anyone with information about the whereabouts of the men to come forward. They are also wanted on recall to prison for breaching the terms of their licences.

The boy was not seriously injured during the incident, which is believed to have followed a fight between the boy and a 17-year-old youth a few minutes earlier in nearby Sudley Gardens.

Milking Bank Park

Police previously appealed for help tracking the men down in August.

The force is appealing for anyone who has seen them to phone 999.

Information can also be given via website west-midlands.police.uk quoting investigation number 20/675865/21.

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