Mum followed rules, but still got no justice

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Alisha Sargeant says she was only nine years old when a boy attacked her in Queen’s Park in The City. He struck her in the left eye and kicked her in the chest, leaving her with a traumatic experience at a young age. Sargeant believes her mother handled the complaint through the proper channels, but she says the response still failed to deliver justice. She also says the school she once attended turned a blind eye to what happened. After 16 years, she is 25 and says the lack of justice has stayed with her. Sargeant says no trace of the boy who attacked her has emerged. Her story raises questions about whether a child’s report can receive a meaningful response when the people responsible for acting do not follow through.

Alisha Sargeant said she was just nine years old when a boy struck her in the left eye and kicked her in the chest in Queen’s Park, The City. Today, she is 25 and says the boy who attacked her seems to have vanished; the school she once attended turned a blind eye, and the […] The post Mum followed rules, but still got no justice appeared first on nationnews.com .

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