Neighbour hitting kids, screaming - Not sure what to do

[mrdibbs]

As a parent I know how hard it is, especially with two young children under 7 years old. It is relentless, stressful and can be v v tough. This is especially true for a single parent.

For the past 10 months my neighbour (A single mum of a boy and girl under 6) has consistently screamed, swore and (I've no evidence - only from what I can hear) I think hit her children. I hear the kids crying out constantly. It is extremely stressful.

I contacted my local council who did nothing.

Of course I have no evidence she is hitting the children. But I hear silence and then an almighty wail from the kids.

She swears and screams at them daily and her tone is beyond aggressive.

Aside from being concerned about the effect this is having on such small kids it is causing me now massive stress. I hate it.

In one incident she threw one of the kids outside and slammed the door. I texted her asking if everything was ok. 4 hours late she replied 'Yes'.

I don't know what to do.

^^ this
Keep logging

Call the Police immediately when you see or hear these incidents

Report to CSC every single time - explain the context but remain anonymous if you want

Report to school so they have it on their radar

As a social worker, thresholds are worryingly high at the moment but each time you report it it adds evidence

No need to be rude. I wasn't, I was just being helpful. Anyone can reply on a public forum.

@booktokbear

No need to be rude. I wasn't, I was just being helpful. Anyone can reply on a public forum.

Sorry I didn't mean to sound rude. And of course anyone can reply but it's equally fine for me to say I was asking OP the question. Anyway I didn't mean it to sound rude, sorry

Social services! If you know what school
They go t ring and ask for safeguarding lead. Write down everything you see / hear and dates/times. I

Children's social care and police if you feel it's needed

Ring 999 every time you suspect she’s hitting them. Every single time. I’ve done this before in similar circumstances. You have to be consistent and persistent.

999 every time!

I phoned the police one night as I could hear a small child out in the back garden of their house begging to be let back in for about half an hour.

If I ever heard it again I think I'd only wait a few minutes, but I was worrying about wasting police time.

It was really late at night, but the police came out fast in response to it (I couldn't give them the exact address, but they could hear the child when they got out of their car), then came round to my house and told me I'd done the right thing.

I don't know what happened after that, but in the years I lived there afterwards, I never heard the child being locked out again.

Keep reporting, don't give up. How many of these stories do we read about where the neighbours reported it once and were ignored.

Please keep reporting this each and every time, those poor children

Report to the police and social services. As many times as is necessary.

Always, always err on the side of caution. No child ever died from a social services wellbeing check.

Thank you. No problem.

Please report Leilani Corkills adoptive parents neighbours admitted they heard him being hit and did nothing.

Thanks for all your messages. It took me a lot of courage but in the end tonight I called 999.

Thank you op.

On behalf of every child who does not have a voice.

Call the police and social services. Enough is enough. That is abuse and needs to stop right now.

ask the police to do a welfare check each time things get out of hand.

I hope those poor kiddies are in safe hands now away from that ridiculous excuse of a ‘mother’

It’s an old thread