THE brother of a boy brutally bashed has expressed his frustration that he wasn't there to help him and described his attackers as "dogs".

A boy was tied to a tree and bashed, before having his mullet cut off by his attackers says he is in good spirits despite his ordeal.

The brother stood side by side with his mother Tracy and described the pain of learning his 14-year-old brother had been attacked.



"I wish I was there to help him...I couldn't help him," he said through a stream of tears.



"I just think they're dogs. If you can't fight one on one...not that you should be fighting at all."



"Something has to be done. They have to crack down hard."



"It's painful. To know that my brother can't even ride home from school without anything happening to him."



"What's this world come to."



The boy said his brother was frightened but was "coping" and the family was pulling together.



"He's quiet. He's scared," he said.



"It's tough but we're getting there. We're a tough family."

Earlier, the 14-year-old boy, who The Telegraph is not naming to protect his identity, remains in Westmead Hospital being treated for facial injuries sustained when he was set upon by four males at Shalvey yesterday afternoon.

The boy was riding his push bike home from school in Mt Druitt, when four men tackled him from behind and knocked him to the ground.

The attackers used the teen's shirt to tie him to a tree, where they then took turns repeatedly bashing and tormenting him.

From his hospital bed, the boy said "I'm doing alright, just heading for X-rays....thanks everyone for your support", the boy said.

Chief Inspector Wayne McMahon said one of the attackers then used a pair of scissors to cut off the boy's mullet.

"It's a pretty cruel thing to do," Ch Insp McMahon said.

A friend of the victim saw the ordeal and begged the attackers to stop.

The four males ran from the scene towards Luxford Rd.

The injured teen was taken to hospital for treatment.

Police appeal to anyone who saw the attack which happened near Tandarra Reserve about 4.40pm, to come forward.

Police said the boy was approached from behind by four teenagers.

"The boy told us he was then punched and kicked by all four accused and his injuries suggest he was punched a number of times,'' Mt Druitt Local Area Command chief inspector Wayne McMahon said.

"Part of his mullet was also cut off in the attack.

"At this stage it's not clear to me whether they've cut it all off or just part of it. He was clearly upset by it.

"There are marks on his neck as well.''

The victim's friend witnessed the final stages of the assault and called on the gang to stop.



The four males ran from the scene.



Investigators want to speak to anyone who witnessed the assault or the four males.









Originally published as Boy tied, bashed, had mullet cut off