<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three 14-year-olds have been arrested following a shocking alleged gang attack on a boy in a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/geelong" rel="" target="" title="Geelong"><span>Geelong</span></a><span> alleyway.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A passerby alerted police to a confrontation between teenagers near Little Malop Street and James Street about 5.30pm on Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shocking vision appears to show a group of five teenage boys repeatedly kicking, punching and slapping the boy while another boy keeps watch at the entrance to the laneway.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-floods-missing-man/e4be1153-8cfc-4536-b6f2-2ceb28da577c" rel="" target="" title="Body of man, 65, swept away in floods in outback South Australia found"><strong><span>Body of man, 65, swept away in floods in outback South Australia found</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At one stage, a glass bottle is broken over the victim's head.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A good Samaritan rushes to the victim's aid, at which point the fight breaks up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two boys, as well as the victim, were spoken to at the scene, but nobody was willing to provide a statement, police said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/police-condemn-cowardly-gang-attack-on-teen-in-geelong-alleyway/c4ac701d-3574-47a0-841b-e78573004179" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three 14-year-old males were arrested this afternoon in relation to the incident, police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They will be interviewed by investigators.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers are still working to identify the remaining youths involved, police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We know who they are, we will get them and we will put them before a magistrate or through the appropriate justice process," Inspector Clare Murphy said before the arrests were made.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As police we see a lot of violence in our community, but what is really disheartening with this is the age of the offenders involved and the viciousness and the language and the brutality of it is really disturbing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's an incredibly cowardly act. It's disgusting."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-6-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/4a47f07a-4553-4ee9-842a-82f57ab6a264"><strong><span>'A test': Trump drops massive NATO bombshell</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wednesday's incident is the latest in what locals say is a regular occurrence of crime that is driving customers away from the area.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"God knows what's going to happen next, you know, that's what I always wonder," cafe owner Asger Hussain Aga said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Geelong Mayor Stretch Kontelj said the council was committed to doing what it could to crack down on anti-social behaviour on the city's streets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've gotta take back control of the streets and the only way to do that is if there is consequences for behaviour," Kontelj said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"At the moment it's too soft, it's too one-handed."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria police said it was "strongly focused" on safety in Geelong's CBD, with a particular focus on Little Malop Street.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're well aware of the challenges within the mall area," Murphy said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a vibrant area for the Geelong community and council and stakeholders and retailers and business owners are working really hard to make that a really attractive environment for people to come in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is really frustrating that we have a small cohort of individuals that really spoil it for everybody else."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></a></p></li></ul></div></div>