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Investigation after teen found unconscious with serious head injury in Derry

Police have appealed for witnesses. Picture: PA

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 - 13:57

Rebecca Black

A teenager is in hospital with a serious head injury after an altercation in Derry on Sunday.

Police said: “City centre CCTV operators picked up an ongoing altercation between two males in the Butcher Street area just after 2.25am.”

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