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Just saw this on Yahoo news...what kind of world is this?


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Detectives have released an e-fit impression of the drunken teenager who punched a 10-month-old baby girl as she was pushed in her pram.

Cleveland Police said they are now following up a number of leads.

Sarah Ali was attacked by the youth, who police believe was either drunk or high on drugs, as her mother pushed her along a street near their home.

The child, who was with her mother, Yasmin, 28, was just 20 yards from her home in Somerset Street in Middlesbrough when the attacker struck.

They had been visiting Mrs Ali's mother-in-law in the same street when the incident happened round 9pm on Wednesday night.

Mrs Ali, a mother of two, tried to wheel her daughter out of the way when the teenager came staggering down the street towards her.

But he lurched at the pushchair, grabbing Sarah and trying to drag her free of the buckled straps holding her in place before hitting her twice in the face.

After Mrs Ali raised the alarm, Sarah was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where her injuries were treated.

She was initially in a state of shock but is now back home and playing normally, apparently none the worse for her ordeal.

Police launched an urgent hunt for the scruffy-looking attacker, aged between 14 and 16, who was wearing a grey tracksuit with three white stripes down the sleeves and dirty training shoes.

A Cleveland Police spokesman said today: "We are following up a number of calls and one witness has now come forward.

"Luckily the baby only had slight injuries and appears to be OK.

"However, the consequences of this attack could have been much more serious."