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Neil Shaw

Teens force autistic boy, 10, to lick their shoes clean

A mum has revealed the bullying her ten-year-old autistic son is subjected to - including being made to lick his tormentors' shoes. Devastated April England, 30, says her vulnerable lad Logan does not want to go out and play because of the abuse he suffers.

She says it culminated in five teenagers who chased and cornered the young schoolboy when he was playing outside. They forced him to "lick their shoes clean" or they would beat him up, "starting with a kick in the face".

The incident took place on Monday at Chestnut Park near their home in Wonford, Devon, while he was with his brother 'Jack-Jack'. April, a single mother-of-five, said: "Logan was down the park in a part where you can't really be seen.

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