To have recorded this and now be considering social services?

[MxJackMonroe]

I went to a beer garden today with the boy (6) and the dog (on a lead, well behaved) to kill an hour of time.
I spent that hour listening to a 'woman' (looked like a teenage girl) growling at her kids, 2 under 4, shrieking, calling them fucking little cunts, snatching toys off them for no reasons, barking at them, encouraging them to scare the dog 'to see if he was friendly', as she downed pints and shots, and left when a drinks tray flew at my face and she came over to retrieve it...not to apologise, as I assumed one of the kids had thrown it, but to laugh in my face as she said "well they wouldn't fucking share it so I fucking threw it away innit." No apology. Laughing at herself for nearly clouting a stranger in the face with a tray. I'm usually quite ballsy but Jesus, she seemed insane and quite volatile, so, feeling extremely sorry for her kids, I quietly left.
I've just had a text from my bank to say my bank card has been fraudulently used. I checked my bag. My wallet - which was on the table in the pub garden, is not there. The little scrunge not only terrified my dog and threw a drinks tray at my face and screamed at her kids all afternoon, it seems she nicked my wallet too.
I'm meant to move house tomorrow. I need to pay £2,200 that I have worked my arse off for, to a letting agents at 10am. Luckily for me I can go to my bank with ID and get it out. Unluckily for her, I left my phone on the table recording SB playing with the dog (making cute memories to listen to when I'm down) and caught all her shit in there too.
First move, calling the pub to see if they have CCTV in the garden.
Second stop, if she can be identified, social services?
I am a genuinely reasonable, decent person. But Jesus Christ, this thing hit all my nerves today. And her kids deserve her getting some help.

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You can report the fraudulent transactions to the police and they can obtain evidence from the bank. I'm not sure what the delay was from your wallet going missing to the transaction but they were obviously concerned about the type of transaction or the person using the card in order to flag the usage as suspicious. If they allocate an officer to investigate it they may well check CCTV but as this is presumably not the crime of the century it may well get screened out. ( particularly if you are reimbursed by the bank). To increase the chances of the investigation you may want to to check with the pub to see if they have cameras covering the area where you are sitting and if so make sure the police are aware of this. Of course once you have an image you still need someone to recognise the woman. It's important to mention if this is the only opportunity for someone to have taken it and that no-one else came near you. For example presumably you used the wallet to pay for the drinks ( do you have a receipt with a time on?). Did anyone else come near the table like glass collectors? Who else was in the area? Anyone else you know who might be a witness or identify the woman? Re the abusive attitude. Sadly this may be difficult to report with only a description. Even if you have this woman's name being mouthy is likely to be pushed to the bottom of the pile in favour of physical / sexual abuse etc. I would still report if you're that concerned but just be realistic of the limitations of SS under these circumstances.

good luck with the move. Some people are being dicks.

Jack, it occurs to me that throwing the tray would be a good decoy to take your wallet off the table...or I'm watching too many crime shows.

I'm not sure what social services could do though, sadly there's a fair amount of this parenting.

why would someone relatively famous come and troll under their name
I am confused!!!

In respect of the original question I think you should call the NSPCC as they are specialists in this field and will probably be the best source of information on the issue.

Op - sounds horrendous and your intentions are the best. That's it. How awful to have to listen to people calling their children those names. I'd be thinking the same as you on both counts

Lorelei, that's exactly what I thought. It sounds like she knew exactly what she was doing and the shouting at the children and annoying the dogs was a deliberate strategy to intimidate the OP so even if she had clocked what was happening she may have been to scared to challenge her. It sounds to me like she knew exactly what she was doing and probably makes a habit of it.

Not directly relevant, but I saw a lovely little girl being called a stinking fucker by what was presumably her father today when she picked a flower. None of the other adults with them batted an eyelid, no one checked where she was as they walked off as she dawdled near the flowers. (This was a green patch on a very busy road.) If I had the means to report them to social services I totally would. Poor little thing.

No constructive advice, but I'm sorry you've had a crap day (and very sorry some people on this thread are being so shitty to you). I agree with a pp that the tray throwing sounds like it could have been a classic distraction technique.

Yes usual, if previous posting proves anything.

Who goes to a pub to kill time a day before they move house?! Bloody hell.

I did, have just come back. It was very nice, I drank too much and haven't even finished packing - moving tomorrow. Try it sometime!

Who's stupid enough to leave their wallet on a beer garden table? But yeah, report the chavvy bitch.

I did, have just come back. It was very nice, I drank too much and haven't even finished packing - moving tomorrow. Try it sometime!

I did the other way around. I moved in and had to go to the pub to use the phone to ring to get connected to BT. A very long time ago. It would have been rude not to have a drink. I ended back in the pub in the evening needing medicinal brandy after having caught my finger in the futon. I made some good local friends.

Oh FFS. Some of the posts on here are thick/nasty/combo of both

If you are dumb enough to think troll even tho JM using her own NN FFS then hit bloody report - but don't write snidey insinuating comments just ofr own (weird) gratification.

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Jack I like you. I don't have anything to add to the advice given, although I will reiterate the "wow, some posters are being idiots for no reason", but you have made me laugh with your handling if it. Good for you.

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Plan for tomorrow is allegedly dry pub lunch and then champagne in the bath in the evening! Apparently the local pubs are really good too

I would report it to someone. I once witnessed something involving physical assault of a child. Didn't report it. Regretted it ever since.

I'm 26, married with 2 kids and look like a teenager. Some younger mums make great parents. She does sound awful though