Child attacked near FH Road

[alice]

I wasn’t sure whether to post this. It happened yesterday. A child, a young boy was beaten up by two boys wearing masks on bikes had his phone stolen.  

Edited yesterday at 12:43 by alice

[Spartacus]

Possibly best to contact the police and give a full description of the incident so that if the victim reports it they can tie your report to bit and hopefully catch the perpetrators.

However a good warning for parents to thier children that this has occurred in the area and to keep their phones hidden when walking around. 

[alice]

infomation not relevant 

Edited 22 hours ago by alice

[SpringTime]

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Edited 23 hours ago by Joe
Unnecessary comment in a serious topic

[Happyme5]

It is a very scary horrible thing to happen.  I hope the young child recovers.  Bless him.   

[Kathleen Olander]

Very sad to hear this, wishing the child well.

[beansprout]

T his is where tea with a cop would be so so useful.

ED is not theonly place. Walking in DV yesterday, this service was also offered.

Let’s face it - the police are stretched to their limits as it is - not saying that the incident is not important, but as a community, we should be working/helping together.

Clocks have only just changed - opportunist are only going to try it on more - kids, older folk, disabled etc.

community spirit is what is needed for all

 

 

 

 

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

There is a spate of kid-on-kid robberies this time of year every year. It's as regular as the clocks changing or the leaves falling. Usually it's after school as kids are walking home. Often it's same little group of robbers that keep going until they (almost inevitably) get arrested. Very unpleasant for the victim.

It should always be reported to police. I'm always happy to criticise the Met - but my impression is that the Community Safety Teams (beat cops) have always been very responsive to this kind of issue. It is worth speaking to them as well as just 999/101.

[Penguin68]

It doesn't help that, on the night in question if I've understood it right, a lot of children and young people were parading the streets in masks and costumes. It seems sadly almost inevitable that some scrotes would take advantage of that.

[alice]

It was the afternoon about half past one, I can’t see how ‘cuppa with a copper’ or  ‘the community’  could've  helped.  

[Azalea]

Last night, early evening, there were about five police vans with their lights on blocking  Oglander Road and Oxenford Street.  Does anyone know what was going on?  Five police vans indicate something serious.  Maybe I should post this somewhere else.

Edited 1 hour ago by Azalea

[malumbu]

51 minutes ago, Penguin68 said:

It doesn't help that, on the night in question if I've understood it right, a lot of children and young people were parading the streets in masks and costumes. It seems sadly almost inevitable that some scrotes would take advantage of that.

Thanks for posting DKH and very much agree with your views

Penguin, whilst you have a good point, you, and others, whenever you use terms like scum, or in this case scrote, it comes over all reactionary and dilutes your point.

That's not diminishing that all crimes against the person are wrong, but I want a world where we all get on rather than go down the populist approach of demonsing groups of people in our community.

[alice]

As I’ve said above this was nothing to do with Halloween. Maybe I misled by mentioning masks. I’m talking about full face coverings rather than funky  scary masks. And Mal what word would you choose to describe two young men who didn’t just steal a phone but attacked and punched a young kid in the face until it was swollen and bleeding and he was hardly able to put a sentence together.  

Edited 1 hour ago by alice
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[Penguin68]

4 minutes ago, alice said:

And Mal what word would you choose to describe to young men who didn’t just steal a phone but attacked and punched a young kid in the face until it was swollen and bleeding and he was hardly able to put a sentence together

But you said they were on bikes, didn't you? Which to some people would mean that they can't be in the wrong. 

[Rockets]

Unfortunately, these types of attacks are increasing - it's been happening for a while now. Groups of thieves are targeting kids (and adults) in the area for their phones - it's organised groups of thieves working the area all, in the main, dressed identically, wearing balaclavas and masks and riding identical bikes.

Edited 1 hour ago by Rockets

[Sue]

47 minutes ago, Penguin68 said:

But you said they were on bikes, didn't you? Which to some people would mean that they can't be in the wrong. 

I don't think this serious and worrying thread is the place to have a go at cyclists who post elsewhere  on this forum.

Edited 58 minutes ago by Sue

[Penguin68]

I was just trying to understand why my albeit strident description of such vile attackers, as fully described, should merit watering down. This attack wasnt, clearly in my view, some cry for help by a suppressed minority,which might be in some way excusable. It was vile and the perpetrators vile. To call my comment 'reactionary' is simply weird. 

Edited 52 minutes ago by Penguin68