No gang

The claim that an eight-year-old boy was assaulted by a gang of teenagers at the Umina Beach skate park has been dismissed by police and local community groups.

Claims that Jesse Cox "was assaulted by a gang of up to 20 teenagers" have been dismissed by a representative of Umina Beach Neighbourhood Watch.

The representative said police information showed that "the incident actually involved the eight-year-old and a seven-year-old boy".

"The only involvement of others was when another older boy tried to intervene to stop the incident."

Stuart Baumann, January 3