Autistic teen bashed by youths in Sydney park

0:00The police are searching for a group of youth who bashed an autistic teenager in a park in Sydney's inner west. The 15-year-old suffered facial injuries in the attack, locals say the St Peters Park has become a hotspot for trouble and are now calling for action. Beneath the bruises, the face of an autistic teen who tried to make friends. 15-year-old Ben Lawrence bashed by seven youths last night at his local park, his only crime, trying to talk to them. I'm going to rather urgent phone call at 8.30 where he was terribly distressed. I'm bleeding dad, I'm bleeding alone my face. Matthew Lawrence found his teenage son, beaten and bloodied. They gave me almost a black eye, they hurt my nose, they hurt my lips. Paramedics treated Ben's injuries, now Mr. Lawrence wants to know who attacked his son. No one deserves to be treated badly. Police were called to Camdenville Park at St Peters and found up to a hundred teens gathered,

1:05witnesses saying most fled when officers arrived about 8.45 pm. While locals welcome the multi-million dollar revamp of this park, they say it's also attracted trouble. They're calling for security cameras to be installed, hoping that that will make it safer. They're not that expensive and it's very easy. Put them up high and yeah, it's really not that expensive. They can spend money on this, they can spend money on that. If something happened, you can find out what's going on. Clementine Cunio's 7 News