| Parents in South Auckland in New Zealand have been | | | | the police were summoned yet again. Apparently, |
| warned by local authorities to keep their young kids | | | | there was another teenage rumble. This time, the |
| in their houses at night. The warning was issued after | | | | incident took place in Mangere. Like the first incident, |
| two street gang incidents broke out recently. There | | | | another teenage boy was left behind again, this one |
| have been no fatalities to date, but the life of a | | | | with a face that was so badly beaten that it "looked |
| young teenage boy is still currently hanging in the | | | | like a rugby ball," according to reports. The victim |
| balance. | | | | was supposed to have undergone surgery yesterday. |
| The ruckus took place at the Otara Town Center. | | | | He is expected to live, but reports say that he may |
| Police were called and responded to the place at | | | | lose the sight in one of his eyes. |
| midnight just last Saturday. Apparently, a security | | | | According to Detective Senior Sergeant Gary |
| guard had discovered two groups of teenagers | | | | Lendrum, the two fights were not isolated incidents |
| fighting on the premises. Upon seeing the police, all | | | | and were in fact typical of recent cases that |
| the kids ran off and instantly disappeared from sight. | | | | Counties Manukau police had been attending to |
| Only one kid remained. He was an unconscious | | | | recently. "It's street gangs, roaming around with |
| 17-year-old boy who lay unmoving on the ground. | | | | weapons picking on each other. It's just got to a |
| Reports say that the teenage boy was not part of | | | | ludicrous stage. Every weekend we are having one. |
| the rumble. He was reportedly walking through the | | | | My advice to parents is to keep your kids indoors |
| park when he got caught up in the melee. Additional | | | | after dark in South Auckland. It's got to that stage," |
| reports said that the boy was so badly beaten | | | | said Lendrum. |
| around the head area that it is doubtful whether he | | | | Lendrum revealed that police were still trying to |
| will survive. | | | | determine which gangs were involved in the recent |
| If that wasn't enough, a few hours after midnight, | | | | incidents. |