This is going to be a long one, as I don't want to drip feed.
I feel like I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
My DS, who is 14, in year 10, got into an altercation in the playground with a year 8 boy in school. The boy barged him, was then swearing and being aggressive for absolutely no reason.
He kept following my DS around the playground in the end. My son took the boys' glasses off and told him to stop bothering him. He then gave the glasses back to him undamaged, and that was the end of their contact. He said he did this, as he didn't want to hit him as he was a younger, smaller boy. This has all been confirmed by the school.
My DS then starts being told by other children that the boys older brother (18) is coming to attack my child after school.
So he is allowed to leave school early to avoid this happening. I am only informed via the school app that any of this is happening. No phone call, nothing. I only picked the message up after my son was already home.
My child is then told by friends, that the brother, plus two of his friends, were waiting for him, armed with knives saying they had come to 'stab the n**ger up in the shopping precinct next to the school. They even grabbed another mixed-race child, thinking it was my son, who had to be defended by other children saying 'that's not him'
I obviously informed the police immediately, giving them all of the facts. The next day, i also informed them the school had spoken to pupils who all corroborated the incident in the shopping precinct.
That was on Thursday, and I have heard absolutely nothing from the police, I've called them numerous times, emailed, and heard nothing. When I spoke to 101 with the crime reference number, I was told they are very busy and someone will be out to interview you 'soon'
I am at my wits end, I haven't eaten or slept, my child has been ill with a fever all weekend, I don't know if this is stress related, he seems to be in dental about how he's feeling.
I just don't know where to turn.