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Teen heroes bullied for rescuing beaten officer

New Zealand Herald - Carolyne Meng-Yee - ‎Mar 20, 2010‎

The two sisters who rescued Tuakau policeman John Connolly from a savage beating say they are being bullied out of town.

Sixteen-year-old Evelina Laulu has spoken publicly for the first time of the day she and Sarah, 14, pulled the unconscious constable away from a gang of teenagers who were allegedly kicking and bashing him.

Connolly had intervened when he saw the girls' cousin being picked on but the gang of teenagers turned on him.

Evelina says she ran in to help. "My reaction was, 'holy s***', that would have been us if it wasn't for him.' I was trying to pull him out.

"I wasn't scared. I just focused on getting him out of there. But everything happened so fast.

"I want to thank him, because if the table was turned around it could have been us."

Tuakau cop bashing heroes bullied out of town

3News - ‎Mar 20, 2010‎

The teens credited with rescuing a beaten police officer say they are being bullied out of town.

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