Baby injured after masked group throw bricks at bus
BBCA teenage boy has been arrested after a nine-month-old baby was injured when a brick was thrown at a bus in Liverpool.
It happened near Alder Hey Children's Hospital at about 22:10 GMT on Friday.
Police were called to reports that a group of males dressed in black and wearing balaclavas had dragged a large piece of wood onto East Prescot Road, forcing the bus to stop.
Merseyside Police said the group then threw bricks at the vehicle and smashed a window, causing cuts to the face and head of the baby boy, who was taken to hospital as a precaution.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage.
He has been conditionally bailed pending further inquiries.
Officers also spoke to five other males at the scene.
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