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Cathy Owen

More than £102,000 raised in four days for schoolboy who needed finger amputated

More than £ 102,00 has been raised for an 11-year-old boy who had to have a finger amputated after injuring it while trying to run away from bullies at a Welsh school. Raheem Bailey got his finger caught while climbing a fence during his attempt to flee from his tormenters.

His mother Shantal said the schoolboy had been facing “racial and physical abuse” since starting at Abertillery Learning Community. Gwent Police said on Tuesday (May 24) that the investigation into the incident was "ongoing".

The massive amount of money has been raised on GoFundMe in just four days to buy Raheem a prosthetic finger. He was allegedly attacked, beaten, kicked, and pushed to the ground during the incident. You can read more about that here. His mother said: "Raheem sat there in agony - and the whole time telling me 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry Mummy'."

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