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Dad Outraged After School Delay Telling Him Son with Down’s Syndrome Was “Smacked Four Times”

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A furious father has spoken out after discovering that his young son, who has Down’s Syndrome, was allegedly assaulted at school and the family wasn’t told for almost a week.

Eight-year-old Dominic Merta was reportedly smacked multiple times by a staff member during lunchtime at Hillside School in Cumnock, Ayrshire, on Wednesday, April 30. But his parents say they were only informed six days later, reported the Daily Record.

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