12 yr old daughter hit on head with chunk of wood - Action?
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Got home from work last night to find daughter (12) was playing out with pals and a younger lad through a chunk of wood at her and hit her on the head.
Seems that this action was deliberate, the lad walked off laughing.
At first it didn't hurt daughter and she just brushed it off but her pal noticed a few minutes later it was quite bad. Came home and wife pulled out a few splinters from the area of impact. She was then quite dizzy and has been so today as well.
Wife went up the house where the lad belongs, I don't go cos to be fair, if I turn up looking the way I do it just passes the impression I am there to batter the living st out of them (I am quite a big fella shall we say) and that causes more issues than it solves where kids and their parents are involved. My wife is infinitesimally more tactful than me as well.
She spoke to mum (there is no dad) and to be fair was reasonable and wife got the impression she struggles with the five kids she has but mum said to call the police on the little st, ooops I mean darling.
So we have made a call to plod and booked an appointment (how very modern?) for them to come around over the weekend.
One part of me thinks kids will be kids so let it be, but the other thinks that he needs spoken to sternly by plod so hopefully it nips any behaviour he has in the bud. I know due to his age nothing will happen to him other than hopefully a stern word from plod but is it worth it?
Seems that this action was deliberate, the lad walked off laughing.
At first it didn't hurt daughter and she just brushed it off but her pal noticed a few minutes later it was quite bad. Came home and wife pulled out a few splinters from the area of impact. She was then quite dizzy and has been so today as well.
Wife went up the house where the lad belongs, I don't go cos to be fair, if I turn up looking the way I do it just passes the impression I am there to batter the living st out of them (I am quite a big fella shall we say) and that causes more issues than it solves where kids and their parents are involved. My wife is infinitesimally more tactful than me as well.
She spoke to mum (there is no dad) and to be fair was reasonable and wife got the impression she struggles with the five kids she has but mum said to call the police on the little st, ooops I mean darling.
So we have made a call to plod and booked an appointment (how very modern?) for them to come around over the weekend.
One part of me thinks kids will be kids so let it be, but the other thinks that he needs spoken to sternly by plod so hopefully it nips any behaviour he has in the bud. I know due to his age nothing will happen to him other than hopefully a stern word from plod but is it worth it?
Tomo1971 said:
At first it didn't hurt daughter and she just brushed it off but her pal noticed a few minutes later it was quite bad. Came home and wife pulled out a few splinters from the area of impact. She was then quite dizzy and has been so today as well.
Presumably you've had her checked out for concussion? That'd probably be my 'action'.Just as an aside - don't automatically rule out some form of reporting as the officers may feel it appropriate to notify local children's services as a "cause for concern".
Social Services rightly get a bad press on occasion but, if she is struggling with her children, the opportunity to seek advice or support may be welcome.
otherwise, just let them charge him
edited - damn, somebody already did the "charge" pun
paul
Social Services rightly get a bad press on occasion but, if she is struggling with her children, the opportunity to seek advice or support may be welcome.
otherwise, just let them charge him
edited - damn, somebody already did the "charge" pun
paul
Edited by paulmakin on Friday 24th April 21:59
All puns aside - it depends on how far you want to take it, violent offences are taken seriously and police may consider further action (YC/YCC or more) especially if he's done similar in the past.
Of course if this is a one-off, a clip round the ear and stern telling off might be more appropriate
Of course if this is a one-off, a clip round the ear and stern telling off might be more appropriate
eldar said:
desolate said:
Negative.
Are you positive? I'm neutral, there might be some winding up here, but it isn't my field. The kids probably gone to earth now. Jasandjules said:
Is it not battery? He is over 10 years old I assumed.
So what should the Police do?Lock him up? Never going to happen
Should the mother deal with it? Probably
Will the police do some sort of restorative action? Highly likely but even so it'll be way of an apology and a bking.
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