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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Olivia Williams

Man 'kicks' teen crutches and accuses him of 'faking disability'

A man reportedly kicked a teenager's crutches, insulted him about his disability and threatened him with violence.

Around 10am on Wednesday, April 20, it was reported a teenage boy was approached by an unknown man on Park Lane in the city centre near to the mini roundabout going towards Jamaica Street. The teenager's mum, Sandra Heap, previously spoke to the ECHO about the incident.

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 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.

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