Teenager's leg was amputated after violent 'revenge' shooting attack

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A teenager's leg was amputated after a violent 'revenge' shooting attack, a new report has revealed. The youth, often referred to as 'Daniel', suffered the "life-altering injuries" in March 2020.

Now a major report has uncovered how the youth's, aged 17, troubled upbringing lead to him becoming connected to a criminal underworld when he was still just a schoolboy.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review found that efforts to help the Teesside teen before the shooting were largely in vain, Teesside Live reports.Exact details of the attack are not revealed in the report although Teesside Live reported on a shooting in Hemlington at the time in which a young boy suffered leg injuries.Cleveland Police were called to the area after a firearm was discharged into the front door of a property on March 11, 2020.

A 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital with leg injuries believed to have been caused by a firearm.He was found on Bridport Grove, Hemlington, following the shooting at around 10.45pm.A 17-year-old male and a 22-year-old man were arrested although it appears no-one was ever ultimately convicted.The review by South Tees Safeguarding Childrens Partnership says that "interventions by key agencies were not able to keep Daniel safe".It adds: "Professionals struggled to engage Daniel and he persistently rejected services aimed at reducing the risks to which he was very clearly exposed."Daniel's upbringing was far from perfect.