By . Mark Duell . A mother who bravely confronted a gang of yobs vandalising a children’s play area was left with shocking injuries after being hit by a teenage girl. The unnamed woman, who is in her early 40s, suffered a powerful single blow from a girl believed to be aged just 14 - after she arrived at the public park to pick up her daughter in the early evening. She had challenged a group of youngsters after seeing them throw newly-installed swings up and over mountings at Leyland Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Injuries: The unnamed woman, who is in her early 40s, suffered a powerful single blow from a girl believed to be aged just 14 after she arrived at the public park to pick up her daughter in the early evening . The victim, who does not want to be named, was floored and left dazed after being punched by the girl - who she believes she has identified via Facebook. Because the mother has a job which involves dealing with the public face to face, she has had to take time off work and may lose income while the black bruising to her partially closed right eye subsides. She said: ‘I did what I what hope most people in their right minds would do. ‘The council has spent a lot of money, which at the end of the day is our money, doing a nice job refurbishing the park - but some of these children just love being destructive. ‘I went there to collect my daughter and could see out of the corner of my eye a group of teenage children throwing the swings over the top of the frame they are mounted on. ‘That kind of vandalism, particularly with the play equipment being so new, really annoys me and I am the type of person to challenge it. Location: She had challenged a group of youngsters after seeing them throw newly-installed swings up and over mountings at Leyland Park (pictured) in Wigan, Greater Manchester . ‘I told them to stop it and I got a barrage of effing back for my trouble. Things got quite heated and then one of the teenagers punched me, out of the blue, in the face, which sent me flying. 'I told them to stop it and I got a barrage of effing back for my trouble. Things got quite heated and then one of the teenagers punched me, out of the blue, in the face, which sent me flying' Victim . ‘As an adult you are in an awkward position when you are assaulted by a minor because your physical actions can be misinterpreted and you can then find yourself in trouble, rather than the attacker. ‘I was feeling dizzy and a bit woozy but I found the police straight away because this type of behaviour can’t be tolerated. It certainly must not be allowed to become the norm in a public park where lot of young children are playing. ‘This kind of teen gang can’t take over play areas like this without people who bring their own children up properly asking them to behave. Upset: Radio 5 Live presenter Nicky Campbell was reduced to tears after a group of young litter louts who abused and spat on him when he confronted them about their behaviour in Clapham, south London . ‘Otherwise we might as well pour all the money that has been spent on making Leyland Park such a lovely facility down the drain, for all the value for money we are getting.’ Two weeks ago Nicky Campbell wrote for the Mail about how he was reduced to tears after a group of young litter louts abused and spat on him when he confronted them about their behaviour. The Radio 5 Live presenter said the incident in Clapham, south London, left him ‘extremely upset’ after he questioned the yobs for ripping open bin bags and kicking rubbish all over his street. Campbell, 53, admitted that he had to be comforted afterwards by his wife Tina, but did not regret his actions and would probably do the same again.
Unnamed woman in early 40s suffered beating at Leyland Park in Wigan .
She had arrived at public park to pick up her daughter in early evening .
Spoke to youths after seeing them throw swings up and over mountings .
By . Mark Duell . A mother who bravely confronted a gang of yobs vandalising a children’s play area was left with shocking injuries after being hit by a teenage girl. The unnamed woman, who is in her early 40s, suffered a powerful single blow from a girl believed to be aged just 14 - after she arrived at the public park to pick up her daughter in the early evening. She had challenged a group of youngsters after seeing them throw newly-installed swings up and over mountings at Leyland Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Injuries: The unnamed woman, who is in her early 40s, suffered a powerful single blow from a girl believed to be aged just 14 after she arrived at the public park to pick up her daughter in the early evening . The victim, who does not want to be named, was floored and left dazed after being punched by the girl - who she believes she has identified via Facebook. Because the mother has a job which involves dealing with the public face to face, she has had to take time off work and may lose income while the black bruising to her partially closed right eye subsides. She said: ‘I did what I what hope most people in their right minds would do. ‘The council has spent a lot of money, which at the end of the day is our money, doing a nice job refurbishing the park - but some of these children just love being destructive. ‘I went there to collect my daughter and could see out of the corner of my eye a group of teenage children throwing the swings over the top of the frame they are mounted on. ‘That kind of vandalism, particularly with the play equipment being so new, really annoys me and I am the type of person to challenge it. Location: She had challenged a group of youngsters after seeing them throw newly-installed swings up and over mountings at Leyland Park (pictured) in Wigan, Greater Manchester . ‘I told them to stop it and I got a barrage of effing back for my trouble. Things got quite heated and then one of the teenagers punched me, out of the blue, in the face, which sent me flying. 'I told them to stop it and I got a barrage of effing back for my trouble. Things got quite heated and then one of the teenagers punched me, out of the blue, in the face, which sent me flying' Victim . ‘As an adult you are in an awkward position when you are assaulted by a minor because your physical actions can be misinterpreted and you can then find yourself in trouble, rather than the attacker. ‘I was feeling dizzy and a bit woozy but I found the police straight away because this type of behaviour can’t be tolerated. It certainly must not be allowed to become the norm in a public park where lot of young children are playing. ‘This kind of teen gang can’t take over play areas like this without people who bring their own children up properly asking them to behave. Upset: Radio 5 Live presenter Nicky Campbell was reduced to tears after a group of young litter louts who abused and spat on him when he confronted them about their behaviour in Clapham, south London . ‘Otherwise we might as well pour all the money that has been spent on making Leyland Park such a lovely facility down the drain, for all the value for money we are getting.’ Two weeks ago Nicky Campbell wrote for the Mail about how he was reduced to tears after a group of young litter louts abused and spat on him when he confronted them about their behaviour. The Radio 5 Live presenter said the incident in Clapham, south London, left him ‘extremely upset’ after he questioned the yobs for ripping open bin bags and kicking rubbish all over his street. Campbell, 53, admitted that he had to be comforted afterwards by his wife Tina, but did not regret his actions and would probably do the same again.
she arrived at the public park to pick up her daughter in the early evening. She had challenged a group of youngsters after seeing them throw newly-installed swings up and over mountings at the public park to pick up her daughter in the mountings at Leyland Park (pictured) in Wigan,