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Detectives investigating a vehicle hijacking in Galliagh last night are appealing for information and witnesses.
The driver was dragged from his car in Knockalla Park around 10.30pm, after which he was struck on the head and his vehicle set on fire. A number of males wearing dark-coloured clothing are believed to have been involved.
Shortly before 11am this morning, police received a report that as a teenager was walking in Knockalla Park last night, around the time the vehicle was hijacked, she was hit with debris from the burning vehicle. The teenager has sustained facial injuries which will require surgery.
Detectives from Strand Road Criminal Investigation Division urge anyone who captured footage of what happened, or who knows who was involved, to come forward.
Detective Sergeant Gingell said: "Both of these incidents will have been distressing, and will no doubt have a lasting impact. Our appeal is for anyone who can help identify those involved in the vehicle hijacking to call us on 101, quoting reference 1990 of 07/08/23."
You can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/ makeareport/ or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/
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