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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bronwen Weatherby

School closes after boy, 11, loses finger ‘fleeing racist bullies’ over a fence

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A school has closed “on health and safety grounds” after an 11-year-old boy lost his finger “fleeing bullies”.

Raheem Bailey was allegedly beaten by a group of children at school on Tuesday and broke his finger while climbing a fence to escape his tormentors, his mother said. It later had to be amputated.

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