Attacker tells boy, 15, 'you're never going to walk again' after prank-gone-wrong

Attacker tells boy, 15, 'you're never going to walk again' after prank-gone-wrongStaffordshire schoolboy Aidan Cowie, 15, was allegedly attacked by two men after he and a friend played a prank by knocking on the door of a house before running awayNewsTannur Anders UK & World News Reporter03:08, 18 Apr 2026Updated 03:10, 18 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesAidan Cowie, aged 15(Image: StokeonTrentLive)A teenager has was allegedly beaten with a plank of wood and left in the A&E after a prank-gone-wrong.Staffordshire schoolboy Aidan Cowie, aged 15, was said to have been violently attacked by two men in Penkridge on the evening of Thursday, March 26 after he and a friend knocked the door of a house before running away.Shortly after the prank, a car pulled up alongside the schoolboys on a nearby road and a man got out wielding either a baseball bat or a wooden plank, said Aidan's father, Kyle. He added that the man chased after the boys.Kyle explained: "Aidan went one way, his mate went the other way. The lad followed Aidan.""He looked behind him, then saw the bloke was getting closer, so he tried to sprint more, but then got smashed over the back of the head with this piece of wood.""He fell to the floor, tried to get back up, but the lad grabbed him, threw him back to the floor, jumped on top of him and started hitting him, sitting on top of him."View 3 ImagesKyle and his son Aidan(Image: StokeonTrentLive)Kyle said that the man was believed to have been in his 20s.He said that the man then picked Aidan up and dragged him towards the house where the boys had played knock-and-run."As he was dragging him then, the other bloke, who was in his 50s, came over. He went to punch Aidan and missed and fell to the floor himself.""He then got back up and then picked up the piece of wood and started hitting Aidan with the piece of wood on his leg, saying, you're never going to walk again."Kyle said that his son b...