A TEENAGE student was hit over the head by three men, before being chased into nearby woods.
The 18-year-old man was walking along Mersea Road, in Colchester, at about 2.15am on Sunday when the attack he happened.
He told police that he was hit on the back of the head by someone unknown.
The victim immediately ran into nearby Bourne Woods, where he was followed by three men.
He tried to fight and protect himself, and during the altercation the teenager, who is from the Colchester area, received a cut to his upper right arm.
One of the men is thought to have sliced the victim with a pen knife.
See tomorrow's Gazette for more.
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