16 month old assaulted should i have expected more support from the police?

Depends on how quickly it happened doesn’t it ? Sounds like a firework display to me. So crowded, dark and with lots of distractions - not to mention people there with their own kids.

Another one.

I’d put something on social media and contact your local newspaper to try to identify this woman. She needs to be found and dealt with by the police. What a an absolute nutter!

Would you? Really?? Get involved in a violent altercation with a drunk???
I’ve been randomly attacked by a drunk woman. She head butted me. We were all so shocked that nobody really moved! She was taken and chucked out the pub eventually but we didn’t even call the police.

Oh but sorry I don’t think the police could do much more tbh- even a quicker response wouldn’t have helped much as the woman left. So how were they to find her?

Why would the OP take a three year old to A&E with her when she could leave him with grandparents in a much quieter environment ?

@Absc What a shock for you all- I hope your wee one makes a full recovery with no after effects.
I definitely think you go to social media asking for anyone taking videos to see if this woman is in any of them- or indeed the incident itself. I doubt cctv would be much use with such a large turnout but you could give a description of the woman in case it twigs anyone’s memory.

Would you?

Maybe... just Maybe OP was rather busy attending to the needs of 2 small children who had just been assaulted having herself been assaulted. My instinct would be to make sure children were OK and safe.

Why other people around did nothing is a more important question because you can be sure if I saw someone behaving like that towards a child I wouldn't be standing by my fury would know no bounds

Why would it make the news if no-one was significantly injured ? The OP said it was a family event - given the time of year l took that to mean family type event - think firework display. So, crowded and in the dark, and clearly the organisers hadn’t put adequate security in place. And the police aren’t ‘reluctant’, just under resourced. No one was suggesting the perpetrator was a dangerous psychopath, just someone who was drunk and out of control.

Such a lazy response to resort to the 'troll' accusation because not everyone automatically takes everything they read on an anonymous Internet forum as gospel.
Grow up.

Surely someone knew her?

I’m not surprised you’re in shock, what a vile way for someone to behave.
Only things I can suggest when you’re feeling up to it: contact the organisers , any CCTV in the venue? Or can they ask on SM if anyone took film or photos of the woman?
Also contact your MP re the police response. Google who is my MP, put in your postcode and it’ll give you their contact details.

Hope you and your dc are ok.

Stop trolling and have some compassion.

400 people, no one intervened or took videos or photos .... this would be all over social media...

When people ask for info on incidents in my fb group, someone often says 'don't put the footage on the group' - once they're public they can't be used to prosecute. Not sure of legalities/what counts but maybe ask them to send them to you, not post them up.

Some groups allow anon posts too, if that makes it easier.

Not a nice incident to happen when you are just out trying to enjoy yourself!

It’s not because they are not interested, the car was found I presume from what you have said and the Courts give no shits, he wouldn’t be remanded.

You make it seem so simple so go out on a shift and see what it is really like, you’ll have a huge reality check.

A recovered car isn’t a priority, Police can only be reactive and not proactive, the system as you say is a huge problem.

Officers are committing suicide and leaving with the average response experience being around two years because they are leaving.

They have to follow the priorities which are set by the Gov, such as VAWG. Which again is not supported by the Court.

Making it seem so simple shows just how disconnected the Public are to the reality.

I'm appalled the police were not interested in finding this violent person. People who use violence escalate over time. She needs arresting for assault or next time she does something it won't be shock and a few hours in A&E some unsuspecting family has to deal with.

@FedupMum2024

I would have probably attacked her too, but we are all different and the OP didn't do anything wrong, she was the victim.

You mean like why it hasn't made the news?

Why hasn't it made the news?
Why hasn't it been shared far and wide across social media?
Why wouldn't a single one of the 400 other guests step in to intervene if a child and baby were being assaulted?
How come it was a family event but nobody knows who this woman is?
How come the police sound so reluctant to try and find this crazy psychopath gatecrashing random events and assaulting babies?

Reading the original post it all sounds very traumatic and, if that's what happened then it's truly awful. but I'm not naive, we are getting one side of a story here.

Personally I would contact the police and complain and ask what they have done. I presume this was in the dark hence no one intervening. Or knowing what was going on. I’m so sorry you have gone through this. What kind of person lashes out at strangers and hurts children is beyond me. It says a lot more about her than you.

This is bollocks. Your kids are hurt and in need of medical attention while you’re rolling around on the floor exacting revenge ?! Do me a favour. This is a police resourcing problem and taking the law into your own hands isn’t going to solve that. Maybe stop watching Stephen Segal movies.

I agree with this general approach to finding witnesses. But I suggest you ask the organisers and/or police to do it. If a woman’ capable of assaulting you and the children, who knows what else she’s capable of if she sees your social media.

I’d also complain to the police. You were all assaulted and any of you could have been seriously hurt, especially a baby with pre-existing conditions pushed over in a pram and hitting their head.

This must have been really shocking. It’s no wonder you’re shaken. And it must be even harder as you’re a lone parent, with no partner to comfort you and the children. Take it easy and ask your family and friends for support. Remember to notify your employer and the kids’ school/carers. Thinking of you 💐

It doesn’t matter if a station is 4 minutes away, officers don’t sit in there waiting for a call! 33 minutes is good for a Saturday night when you have probably half a dozen officers covering huge areas and populations.

Also expect it to get worse with Labour in their wisdom granting pay rises to be funded by the forces with no extra money who are having to freeze recruitment.

Police are not in a position to respond instantly. They also have the workload from their current and previous shifts with people complaining they haven’t been visited for days, that’ll be because they are excepted to answer calls in visit current jobs inbetween.

It’s pretty shit out there for them, most of them are also parents and would be just as angry.

It was clearly a firework do. Not very bright are you?