I need help, I really don't know what to do.
S and Bil are addicted to drugs and use cocaine, speed, cannabis and alcohol daily.
They are due to receive big inheritance very soon and I'm worried about them having access to much money (bil left a house and static caravan so looking at potentially 3-400k after sale)
They have 3 children, 2 adults (20 and 19) and one 9yo son living with them.
The 9 year old has this week scratched himself with a kitchen knife. didn't draw blood but the act is clearly a cry for help. This is while I visited and I was obviously shocked and concerned. I asked him if the scratches were done to himself and he said yes and gave me the knife.
I spoke to bil (sister often just leaves the house without saying anything. so she wasn't there.)
He feigned concern but by his reaction it was clear this is 'normal'
Well it comes time for me to leave and bil is giving me a lift so nephew has to come too. obviously he definitely can't be left alone after self harming.
Nephew doesn't want to leave, throws everything in his room around, breaks things and won't come. he's a big lad, can't be physically guided to the car.
Right me and bil decide to have a cup of tea and try again later. Well after the tea, we go to nephews room and he's nowhere to be seen. I come downstairs and he is on the sofa and I sit down tell him it's time to go and he threatens me with an even bigger kitchen knife, making stabbing motions toward my face. I'm freaking out thinking why the hell has this kid got a knife and why is his dad sat there like its normal?
I tell nephew in a stern tone to give me the knife, and not to touch them again. his dad pipes up and tells me off for asking for the knife!
we then have this long winded conversation that lasts 30 minutes with a 9 year old holding a massive knife, periodically making stabbing motions towards me and then himself.
all the while his dad is on the phone buying him something to get him to put the knife down. So a child has a knife, threatening self harm and stabbing his auntie, his mother refusing to come home and then turns her phone off. his father bribes him with an amazon basket full of shit and I get told off for telling him to give me the knife.
Social services have been involved but aren't anymore. Since they haven't been involved, various family members have called the school, nspcc and social services for many things
including
-drug use
- neglect
- nephew talking in detail about drugs, knowing how his parents take them, where they are 'hidden' you need a credit card to make lines and sniff ffs! why does he know that?!
-nephew self harming
-nephew running away and ending up at relatives house over 3 miles away.
noone has got in touch and one time they did they I formed sister and bil saying it must be a malicious call!
I don't know what to do