Adult threatening a child with violence

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What potential crime is this and how seriously will the Police take it?

An adult male threatened to beat up an 11 year old boy for reasons which are incorrect but nonetheless he made the threat irrelevant of his (incorrect) reasons why.

I'm dithering on whether speaking to the police could make this worse but I've no way of speaking to this adult myself. Child is understandably in fear.

Edited by solo2 on Friday 2nd December 21:35

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Jasandjules said:

As yet the OP has neglected to explain what happened so I suspect the cynics are correct.

Calm down.

Not neglected, just has been busy at work earning a living rather than sitting on my arse claiming benefits or being a powerfully built company Director who can spend all day surfing, lol!

InitialDave said:

Context required.

Poor innocent child being threatened by a monster, or stty pre-teen learning that all true authority is derived from the ability to enforce it?

Brads67 said:

Context ?
Did the 11 yr old threaten him with a knife for example ?

swerni said:

What did the little st do ?

For context he was playing tag at school with girl. The game got 'enthusiastic' but all fine. School knew about it, nothing to deal with. Other child's mother aware and knows boy wouldn't hurt her child and says its a non story having finally been able to speak to her hours after posting this.

What is not a non story is another child's Uncle heard untrue rumours and threaten boy whilst boy was attempting to make his way home from school minding his own business. The same boy that escorted this Uncles Niece home only days ago when no relative bothered to turn up from school to collect her to make sure she got home safely.

As such boy is now incredibly scared of Uncle due to him actually being a decent kid.

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Marvtec said:

OPs son roughed up a girl then cried like one to daddy when someone pulled him up on it. Daddy thinks sun shines out of sons arse and therefore its everyone elses fault innit.

fksake NOT everyone is a bloke on here.

I'm a snakes with tits, yell mumsnet if you fking wish BUT IM NOT A fkING BLOKE!!!!!!!

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And for the constant doubters, the game of tag or 'it' as it was called many moons ago when I was a kid involved him tagging her but she sulked and didn't want to play because she got caught or tagged. Not rough and tumble, no hurting, no inappropriate stuff according to the child's mum who I spoke to directly. She said her child had gone off crying to staff because she was caught and didn't now want to play despite my son saying us boys normally play this but you wanted to join in so don't sulk when its your turn, yet she did.

And I can't speak to the Uncle of the other girl as I have no contact details, I only know its her Uncle because the tag girls mum told me it was him who was at the school that day.

School totally supportive of my child, to the point I was called to check he'd got home ok yesterday and will happily give Police all info if we go that route.

Not everyone has a hidden story you know, some of us are telling stories as straight up as we say.

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Spanglepants said:

Just re read this thread and only just realised that the Uncle is not related to the girl in the OP, I haven't read that wrong have I ?
If so, what has caused him to get involved if the girls mother is ok with what actually happened?

No idea but you are correct the Uncle is not related to the tag girl. I can only assume the story he has got is blown all out of proportion due to his reaction but is why I said he was incorrect in my first post.

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To follow-up this thread, child in question received a text message apology from the adult admitting his mistake.

I'm still not happy that it happened in the first place and feel he was backed into a corner to which his only option was an apology rather than actually freely giving it but the matter is now concluded.

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Dangerous Dan said:

solo2 said:

To follow-up this thread, child in question received a text message apology from the adult admitting his mistake.

... this adult has the child's mobile number?

No his step daughter had my son's number, as do a lot of other kids have the class mates phone numbers these days. So step Dad simply got the number that way.