A teenager was reportedly threatened by a man who accused him of faking his disability on his way to school.
Elliott Heap was travelling to his GCSE revision class at Liverpool Life Sciences UTC on Wednesday, April 20, when he was approached by the man on St Anne Street in Liverpool City Centre at around 9.30am. The 15-year-old, from Ainsdale, was diagnosed with ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, in February last year - a condition which can affect his balance and leaves him feeling dizzy, meaning he needs crutches to get around.
Mum Sandra Heap, 54, told the ECHO: "He was just walking through on his way to UTC and this gentleman suddenly started shouting at him saying 'you don't need those crutches.' Elliot carried on walking and the gentleman then chased at him, kicked one of the crutches out of his hand and then flew at him.
