The Mayor of Bristol and his deputy have questioned a police decision not to take any further action against a woman who allegedly struck a 12-year-old boy on the forehead with a paddle, and said 'we appear to have a bad decision'.
Marvin Rees and Asher Craig issued a statement about the case, which was first revealed by Bristol Live last week, involving an altercation between a group of youngsters and a woman at the Conham River Park back in late March. Antwon Forrest suffered a horrendous cut to his forehead and video footage shared on social media showed a woman remonstrating with a group of his friends as the 12-year-old walked around dazed and bloodied.
Police arrested, and then de-arrested a woman at the scene. Initially, Antwon's family was told there was a lack of evidence to take any further action against the woman, and any investigation was dropped.
