Drunk teenage girls in Cookstown ‘unable to stand up’

A number of teenage girls were so drunk in Cookstown on Saturday night, that they could not stand up, it has been claimed.
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The Mid Ulster Mail has received several complaints from outraged people who witnessed teenage drinking in the centre of town.

One man - Michael McDonald - who contacted the Mail, said: “On my walk home with my wife I observed, three to four teenage girls lying on the ground at the top of Fairhill.

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“They were unable to stand as they were obviously intoxicated.”

Last month, PSNI seized alcohol from teenagers attending a disco in the town.

Crackdown on underage drinking in CookstownMr McDonald who is an Alliance Party representative in the town added: “A large groups of teens, some as young as 12, were getting involved in all sorts along various alleyways from Post Office to Fairhill, which is a very small stretch of our town centre.”

He added: “I’ve been living in Cookstown all my life and I have never witnessed things as bad as this.

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“I have contacted the PSNI to ask why there was no patrols in the town.”

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Cookstown teenagers attacked by masked men armed with wooden batsIn another complaint to the Mail, a woman reported: “It was a total disgrace, they [teenagers] were out it.

“What do these parents, think their kids are doing? Do they not realise what is going on with their children?”

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