Mum's 'Jamie Bulger fears' as teenagers led her son away from Leicester superstore

“"but the force said no crime had been committed"

Couldn't be bothered with the paperwork!

If u wanna know the time, don't ask a policeman!”

“Probably not a completely fair comparison; but if it had been two adults leading the child away from his mother and onto a bus, would the police have seen this as any more serious?

What is to stop these young teenagers from trying this kind of thing again in the future? Even if no charges were brought it would surely be worthwhile tracking them down and at very least giving them a damned good talking to!”

“@ nanny_peach56
@ mam35

Without wanting to sound patronising, I'm glad you both took the time and trouble to comment.

You're right - I don't think most of us can imagine what it would feel like to be responsible for a vulnerable child and to one day look around and find that he/she had disappeared. Absolutely heart-stopping, I should think.

if the description in the article is accurate, I'm astonished that anyone - let alone the police - should treat what these youths did merely as a prank. Underestimating its seriousness not only sends out completely the wrong message - it also reveals a lack of basic sensitivity.

No-one is asking for the culprits to be lynched but surely they need to be brought face to face with the consequences of their actions; for their own good, if for no-one else's.”

“This is clearly an offence of kidnapping contrary to Common Law, aggravated both by the actual and the mental age of the boy who was abducted, which makes it a serious offence. I am surprised that the police told the complainant that no offence had been committed (if that was the case).

Conmparisons with the Jamie Bulger case are realistic and justified. We don't know what the intentions were of the boys who committed the offence. Thank goodness for the member of the public who intervened and prevented any possible escalation of the incident.

I hope that there is an active investigation being carried out by the police, so that these boys can be caught, their intentions identified, and any further, more serious offence prevented.”

“by Sweggy
Thursday, September 06 2012, 1:32PM
."*Labour* went 'soft on crime and soft on the causes of crime!' and look where it got us?"
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The facts say otherwise. Levels of sentencing have gone up under Labour and the general crime rate has gone down.”

“"An abduction crime has been committed towards a young boy with learning dificulties"

No. It hasn't. Have you not read the story?”

“Well said sweggy”

“This is the kind of thing i dread :( My son has severe autism, and yet still hates me holding his hand or watching him every moment, after all he still thinks and wants to be like any other boy. I really feel for this mother, I hope it doesnt have a long-lasting affect, after all its still a rare occurrence, and our children even with learning difficulties/disabilities still want some independence and not to be monitored at every turn, please dont judge :(”

“A big thanks for the positive comments, and to the "Mother Theresa" of mothers, be realistic or keep your comments to yourself. To the person who is sure these boys have been dealt with, read the story properly next time, No these two have not been dealt with or even found yet, because the boy in question, Kieran, was not abused or murdered, hence the local and national newspaper stories. heaven help you if your child gets taken and there is no good samaritan to save your distressed child. For anyone who says they keep an eye on there child every second, NEVER, when they are anywhere it could happen. For all you realistic people out there who know that There but for the grace of god go all of us thank you. And to all the others, pray you don`t ever have to go through what this family did. Kierans Nanny p”

“A big thanks”