To be thinking of going round and slapping this mother if the police don't hurry up and get here?

[ArghFFS]

My neighbour is physically and verbally abusing her daughter, and i mean really badly.

I've just listened to her screaming at the poor kid in the garden and telling her 'you're a useless cunt just like your fucking father, that's why he left you' then there was a massive thwack noise and i looked out the window in time to see her dragging the child in by the hair, there's what looks like blood on the patio, when they got indoors the mother carried on screaming at the child and there have been a few thumping noises followed by screams. I've called the police but they aren't here yet and the child is still crying, it's heart breaking.

Poor kid is only 2! She can't have done anything so terrible as to deserve that!

Well done op, good job. You've done the right thing.

The police have been round and taken a full statement this morning, they have been able to tell me that the little girl is not too badly hurt and is somewhere safe and that the mother has admitted to hurting the child but that is all they can tell me.

Well done Op

Well done OP - be very proud of yourself and what your actions may have saved that child from , especially when you read the terrible news story today about Danile Pelka.

well done Op - that poor child. I am glad she isn't too badly hurt, physically at least.

Well done OP, hope you got some sleep.

Might be an idea to ask MNHQ to pull this now in case it goes to court.

Just seen this thread. Well done OP. I'm so glad you were there and willing to stand up for that poor little one when she couldn't protect herself.

Well done OP You should be so proud of yourself.

Having worked with children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural difficulties I can tell you that this kind of thing is unfortunately much more common than we would like to believe.

Christ good work OP!!

Are you going to be ok living next to such a charming individual?

when I was a child, someone like you intervened and phoned police to my house. I've never forgotten my feeling that one person thought I was worth helping, and how it affected me.
thank you for helping this wee girl, from the bottom of my heart. you've done so much for her already

Well done OP! 2 years old! Fucking hell.
Once That made me cry! I hope you're ok now.

You did a great, brave thing OP. Well done

Yes, any account like this may make people feel they should intervene and that is a good thing.

What you did today will have made a huge, positive, impact on that little girl's life.

It's horrible having to phone the police, but she will know when she's older that someone who didn't know her was willing to stand up and protect her from her mum, and that is always worth a child knowing.

Big hugs for you.

I do agree with FiggyGal though - if this woman is a neighbour, have the police mentioned how they are going to support you and your family, if she moves back into her house and knows that you reported her?

I'm not saying you shouldn't have, and she'll certainly know that other neighbours are keeping an eye out for her DD, but it would be worth a conversation.

It may also be worth telling other neighbours briefly about what's happened so they also know to look out for the little girl and for her mother having a go at you.

Well done, OP. You may just have prevented something else awful happening to that little girl in the future. Children always need someone in their corner and if that's not a parent or family member, it needs to be someone like you who isn't afraid to step in and take appropriate action.

Oh my, Onceuponathyme. for you and for the OP.

FiggyGal and PeterParker, I am slightly worried by that but they have given me a number to call and pointed out that any hassle will be classed as witness intimidation which they take very seriously, my dc's are too young to go out on their own anyway and even in her fit of temper yesterday she didn't seem keen to actually stand up to an adult so i suspect she's only a danger if you are a helpless 2-year old. I don't think she's likely to physically try anything and we both rent from a housing association so she can't really do too much without risking losing her house.

OnceUponAThyme, That must of been terrible for you. I'm hoping this little girl is too young to remember what I've done because that would mean she's too young to remember what happened to her.