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Attack victim suffers memory loss
A schoolboy has been left with memory loss after being assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Peterhead.

The 15-year-old was attacked between the town's School Road and Cairntrodlie at about 1830 GMT on Monday.

Police said he could not remember details of his attack and officers are appealing for witnesses to help them.

He is currently being treated at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where medical staff are that confident his memory will return.




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