Woman questioned in toddler slap investigation (From Daily Echo)
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Woman questioned in toddler slap investigation
7:10am Wednesday 9th January 2013 in News
Shirley High Street, in Southampton
POLICE investigating an incident in which a toddler was apparently slapped on the face in a busy Southampton shopping street have spoken to a woman in connection with their inquiry.
As reported by the Daily Echo, officers have appealed for witnesses to the alleged assault on the youngster, which happened in Shirley High Street, to come forward.
Several members of the public saw the slapping, with many passers-by believed to have confronted the woman about her actions.
The little boy, thought to be around two years old, was said to have been whacked across the side of his head as the woman, thought to be his mother, screamed abuse at him.
One upset woman who saw the incident even called an ambulance to the scene, close to the New Look store, before the paramedic crew in turn alerted police.
Police said last night they have spoken to a woman in connection with the alleged assault, which happened at around 7.45pm on Friday.
But a spokesman said investigations are continuing and officers still want to hear from anyone who saw the incident but has not yet spoken to police.
Anyone with information should call Shirley police station on 101.
Comments(16)
Raxx
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9:29am Wed 9 Jan 13
malcher wrote:Sneering at others works much better if you're literate.
Another average day in "The Muttant Mile"
olddellsaint
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9:37am Wed 9 Jan 13
ajinuk2001
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9:50am Wed 9 Jan 13
Raxx wrote:Love this response!
malcher wrote:Sneering at others works much better if you're literate.
Another average day in "The Muttant Mile"
Brite Spark
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10:34am Wed 9 Jan 13
kingnotail
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11:57am Wed 9 Jan 13
malcher wrote:Nothing funnier than someone from Southampton slagging off a particular area of the city, even more so when then can't even spell properly. The whole city is a decrepit catastrophe mate.
Another average day in "The Muttant Mile"
Pikey Pete
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12:41pm Wed 9 Jan 13
And when it is dished out. We call the police and ambulance.
What next?
malcher
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1:40pm Wed 9 Jan 13
kingnotail
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2:53pm Wed 9 Jan 13
kingnotail wrote:*they. Massive fail!
malcher wrote:Nothing funnier than someone from Southampton slagging off a particular area of the city, even more so when then can't even spell properly. The whole city is a decrepit catastrophe mate.
Another average day in "The Muttant Mile"
cheesedipper
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4:06pm Wed 9 Jan 13
huckit P
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4:16pm Wed 9 Jan 13
kingnotail
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4:32pm Wed 9 Jan 13
cheesedipper wrote:I'd take the Poles over the locals any day. Southampton is an embarrassment to the rest of the country!
Shirley is a complete and utter embarrassment to Southampton, chavs, roughs, Polish etc, the whole place should be nuked!
biggus2
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6:32pm Wed 9 Jan 13
sparkster
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7:07pm Wed 9 Jan 13
cantthinkofone
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8:09pm Wed 9 Jan 13
kingnotail wrote:Absolutely. I live in Shirley, and despite my being embarrassingly middle-class and sounding a bit posh for these parts, it's my favourite area in this dive of a City.
cheesedipper wrote:I'd take the Poles over the locals any day. Southampton is an embarrassment to the rest of the country!
Shirley is a complete and utter embarrassment to Southampton, chavs, roughs, Polish etc, the whole place should be nuked!
To be fair to Shirley, the real 'locals' - the middle-aged and above - are very old-school. Decent people with a real sense of community. The youngsters though aren't generally as well dragged up - although still a much nicer bunch than the likes of Thornhill, Northam or Millbrook.
The young Polish lads and ladies however, have much better manners than our indigenous youth. They'll step aside to let a lady with a pushchair pass in the street, or hold a door open for you. Our tracksuited youngsters are possibly more likely to slam it in your face.
Massive generalisations of course. Some local Shirley teenagers are kind, decent and hard-working girls and boys, and of course there's the occasional rotten apple in the Polish barrel too.
But yes, Southampton is a cess-pit all round. It's hilarious that the thing the city is most proud of is a shopping centre! :-D
vickyashley27
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9:09pm Wed 9 Jan 13
olddellsaint wrote:It never done me any harm either
The times I was slapped in Shirley high stwhen I was a kid, didn't do me any harm, just as long as it was not too much.
malcher says...
8:38am Wed 9 Jan 13