Teenage gang: ‘If the police won’t do their job, we’ll do it for them’
Children as young as 11 have been subjected to brutal attacks by teenagers in a Lancashire town - with the assaults filmed and shared on social media.
A BBC News investigation has spent months talking to people in England and Wales about their experiences of reporting crime - victims who say they have been left in despair, forced to do their own detective work, and waited too long for police help. "We rang 999 while she was on the phone. We begged them. Nobody appeared. The [police] never arrived for 48 hours."
Another mum, Leanna, recalls the moment her 11-year-old daughter, Indie, came home after being attacked in a park. "The police are the ones supposed to be protecting the children. They're supposed to be there to take the worries away and say, 'Don't worry, they're not going to do it again.'" Two of those involved in the attack received a voluntary caution, which Jade says is completely unacceptable considering the violence used.
Jade believes Ellissia has lost confidence, but tries to "put on a little show to stay above water for everybody else". Leanna says Indie is resilient but fearful.
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