Five people have been arrested after a teenager was hit over the head with a hammer in Birchington.
British Transport Police, with assistance from Kent Police, made the arrests and seized a hammer and a knife.
On social media platform X BTP Kent said: “A busy couple of days for officers in Kent, having made several arrests and attended a large variety of incidents ranging from drunk & disorderly persons to trespassers, assaults and GBH.
“The GBH occurred at Birchington whereby a person was hit over the head with a hammer.
“Fortunately he did not sustain serious injuries. A hammer and knife was seized from the scene and five arrests were made with the assistance of Kent Police,
“All five were interviewed and bailed as there are further enquiries to conduct.”
A BTP spokesperson later added: “Officers were called to Birchington railway station just after 4.15pm on 16 March following reports of a teenager being assaulted.
“Officers attended and thankfully the victim did not sustain any serious injuries. Five teenagers were arrested in relation to the offence and have since been released on conditional bail. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
