Cyprus: 15-year-old victim of torture by underage students

A 15-year-old student in a village in the province experiences terror from underage “friends” Nicosia according to his report politis.com.cy. This is a child with some problems, in which two older students from Technical school behave like in… game. A 15-year-old teacher took the initiative to report the incident to the local police station, from which she was referred… and told that they could not do anything if she did not bring the student to testify. Indifference also seems to have been shown by Advisor of the older students, who disclaimed any responsibility on the pretext that the events took place outside of school! However, the assistant leader was informed Police Operations Dimitris Dimitriou, who gave instructions for the examination of the case and information of Social Welfare Services, who attend the family of the 15-year-old student.

“Walk” in the trunk

As the 15-year-old confessed to his teacher, a while ago, while he was in a village park, two of her older students Technical School, who had consumed alcohol, grabbed him by the arms and legs and forced him to enter the trunk of a car and after locking him inside they started running, while he was paralyzed by his fear and asked to be released. The teacher informed her Consultant of the school, who spoke with the student, who repeated the events. It was decided to make a complaint to Police, but the teachers were unlucky… The policeman at the station they talked to did not seem to show much interest, saying that he could not do anything if the 15-year-old did not testify. The same responsible attitude was shown by Consultant of the Technical School, who when informed was stated that she could not intervene, because the events did not take place on the school premises. Finally, he was informed Assistant Chief of Police D. Dimitriou, who immediately dealt with the case and gave instructions for rapid investigation and information Social Welfare Services.

The family is afraid

His parents seem to have similar problems with the 15-year-old. The father, although informed, showed fear and asked the teacher not to do anything, because the two juvenile offenders might have been outraged and done worse. In fact, the father told his son to stop going to the park, so that the two minors would not meet him again. The minor himself confessed to the teacher and Consultant of the school that he is very scared, as the two minors who abused him often drink alcohol and cause him problems.

For obvious reasons and protection of minors, o “PI” does not reveal the village in which the events took place. Intervention is expected in the coming days Police, in order to warn the minor rioters, while it will be examined how alcohol is supplied and under what conditions they drive a car, most likely without a driver’s license. Their parents will also be approached and informed.

The same pattern

The apathy of the school environment and the lack of sensitivity by the police of the local station create fears for a repetition of a similar tragedy to that of 15-year-old Panagiotis by Domes. Intolerance to bullying is not unprecedented and in this case there was interest from the 15-year-old teacher. In other cases, the school environment shows apathy, considering that these are just normal child behaviors.

In Parliament

THE Deputy President of DIKO, Christiana Erotokritou, became directly interested in the case and contacted the School and Police, while it will register the matter in its competent committee Parliament for discussion, the report of the website ends politis.com.cy

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