POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 2:52pm after reports of a violent assault on a child at Memorial Pool on Payne Avenue in North Tonawanda.
The 911 caller, a third-party, told dispatch that a young child was being beaten up by four juveniles at the playground. The four older juveniles were seen punching the child. When the child dropped to the ground in the fetal position, they were kicking him. The child was screaming for help and crying. The extent of the child’s injuries were not communicated over the audio.
Police responded to the scene. It is unknown whether the four juveniles were detained. No further information is available at this time…