Donations have flooded in for a boy whose finger had to be amputated after he allegedly fled an attack by school bullies. Shantal Bailey has raised almost £40,000 for treatment for her 11-year-old son Raheem after a campaign of racial abuse resulted in serious injury, she said.
Ms Bailey said Raheem has experienced racist and physical attacks since starting at Abertillery Learning Community in September last year. She claimed he was beaten by bullies on Tuesday and as he tried to run away he severely injured his right hand on railings, as WalesOnline reported here.
The Welsh Government issued a statement in the wake of the incident, saying: "We condemn bullying and racial harassment in any form and expect allegations and incidents of bullying and racism to be fully investigated by schools with appropriate action taken to address the matter and prevent further instances from happening."
