Jake Stedman: Claims he was beaten by immigrant with a pipe
Posted on 09/27/2007 2:03:48 AM PDT by Stoat
Jake Stedman: Claims he was beaten by immigrant with a pipe
A boy of ten who claims to have been attacked by a Slovakian woman with an iron bar could be charged with inciting racial hatred, it emerged last night.
Jake Stedman admitted that the woman hit him after he threw a berry at her and told her to 'go back to her own country'.
As a result, the boy - who was left with two black eyes - could become the youngest person in the country ever to be charged with the offence.
A police source said: "There have been allegations that he used racist language and it is necessary for us to investigate the claims."
The Slovakian woman involved, 35, was arrested and could face assault charges.
Jake, a white English pupil, attends Luton Junior School in Chatham, Kent. The school is so riven by racial tension after an influx of Slovakian and other eastern-European children that four police patrol the gates every day.
On Saturday, one week after the alleged assault, two teenage girls were arrested for throwing stones at and abusing a Slovakian man just yards from the school.
Locals believe it may have been a revenge attack.
Police said there had been 13 race-related incidents in the area in six months.
One resident, English mother Candice Smith, 30, claimed her son William had twice been chased and threatened by Slovakian children and their parents.
But Slovakian father David Feri, 24, said English parents were teaching their children racism.
Jake Stedman was found in a pool of blood after insulting the woman in her 20s, who is believed to have a child at the same primary school.
He says she chased him down an alleyway before repeatedly striking him on the head and back with the 2ft pipe as he cowered on the floor, leaving him with two black eyes.
His mother, Amanda Stedman, 29, from Chatham, Kent, said: "I came running out the house and saw him lying in a pool of blood crying.
"He was completely in shock - he's just a little boy.
"I know he can misbehave and he's easily led but for this to happen is outrageous."
Police were standing guard at Luton Junior School in Chatham at leaving time last night in an attempt to prevent racial tensions in the area rising further.
Parents angrily confronted four officers outside the school gates over the incident, which took place a week last Saturday.
A number said an increasing number of Slovak families in the area had led to friction with British parents.
About a third of around 400 pupils at the school are believed to be Slovakian-born.
British children had complained of being bullied by the Slovakian pupils, who they said had told them: "We only play with our own kind."
One parent at the school, who did not wish to be named, said: "When the parents come and collect their children, the Slovakians stand on one side of the playground and we stand on the other.
"It is a bit like a stand-off."
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'Outrageous': Amanda Stedman expresses shock to police
Another, mother- of-three Carla Spanton, said parents are already pulling their children out of the school following a large intake of Slovakian pupils over the summer.
"There's been trouble ever since," she said. "Our kids are being threatened with having their throats slit.
"It's happening every day but no one is taking any notice.
"This used to be a good school but it's not any more." Father-of-one Shane Treeby added: "The trouble is going to spill over and it's going to happen soon.
"There's been a load of attacks recently in and around the school with gangs of Slovakians going round beating up the local kids.
"That boy getting hit was just one example, but there's stabbings and all sorts round here which is not getting reported." Police last night confirmed they had made an arrest in connection with the alleged pipe attack.
Chief Inspector Peter Wedlake, of Medway Police, said officers would remain on duty outside the school.
He added: "We won't tolerate racially-motivated offences, whoever they are committed by."
A statement issued by Medway Council on behalf of the school said: "Community cohesion is a shared responsibility for us all.
"Medway schools are typically happy and calm places where children from different backgrounds learn together and get on well.
"We work closely with the police, community support officers and the wider community to play our part in providing good race relations among pupils, parents and the wider community."
The incident comes after last week's admission by police that the influx of immigrants to Britain is placing a huge strain on resources.
Leading the warnings was Cambridgeshire's chief constable Julie Spence.
She said the surge in arrivals from Eastern Europe has meant an increasing bill for translation services for victims, witnesses and criminals who often speak little or no English.
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis backed the calls for tighter immigration procedures, saying Labour's 'opendoor approach' is to blame for the problems.
The Slovaks are learning well from their Socialist immigration contacts....don't bother learning English, and if you have any problems it's always the fault of the white people. Never accept responsibility, and use the word "racism" at least once in every sentence to the police or the press..
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"There's been a load of attacks recently in and around the school with gangs of Slovakians going round beating up the local kids.
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The incident comes after last week's admission by police that the influx of immigrants to Britain is placing a huge strain on resources.
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......the surge in arrivals from Eastern Europe has meant an increasing bill for translation services for victims, witnesses and criminals who often speak little or no English.
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May God Bless and Protect our British Friends
I wasn't aware of the fact that Slovaks were a different race than the English.
Celebrate diversity!
I wasn't either until I saw this article....the concept of 'race' is certainly expanding, isn't it?
I'm trying! I'm trying!!
(well, no, I'm not really)
Eh?
And that would make the Slovaks...
No, they are not, unless they are Gypsies, which are looked on here as lower then the lowest black person in the US.
This is typical trash from an MSM paper.
They don't even know that the nationality is SLOVAK, not Slovakian, and this is NOT eastern Europe. It is the exact center of Europe.
I can’t imagine many, if any, normal Slovaks moving to the UK. I do, however, see many Brits moving to Slovakia !
Eh?
And that would make the Slovaks...
The Daily Mail is making the distinction of color :
Jake, a white English pupil, attends Luton Junior School in Chatham, Kent. The school is so riven by racial tension after an influx of Slovakian and other eastern-European children that four police patrol the gates every day.
I suppose I could also have said "British" but perhaps the Slovaks now regard themselves as British also?
Some Slovaks are white / Caucasian, and some others are darker-skinned.....no matter which way I would have said it, I knew somebody was going to call me on it, so I followed the Daily Mail's lead.
people who should stay in their own country.
Slovakia is now free. They need their own people to help build it it up.
You just appreciate stoats...... us Italians are your mortal enemies. During the recent stoat/italian wars, a child threw a ravioli at a stoat. It’s just never been the same.
Yes, you are obviously not very well informed.
LMAO!!
I wasn't aware of the "Italians as mortal enemies of stoats" thing....I suppose I never got the memo on that one. I've always revered Ladies as the Crown of Creation and the Light of the Universe, but Italian Ladies....now they will frequently exhibit a 'particular, atomic-powered vivaciousness' that causes me to simply melt. Have you never seen a molten stoat? It's not a pretty sight, but it's smiling :-)
During the recent stoat/italian wars
ANOTHER important thing I missed! I need to contact my ISP tomorrow and ask them what the heck is going on with my memo-delivery service! Harrumph! :-)
, a child threw a ravioli at a stoat. It’s just never been the same.
Well, if that stoat was offended at having an airmail delivery of a ravioli, he must have been ill or something....if I were to be given a ravioli, I would be extremely appreciative. I suppose if the ravioli were thrown REALLY HARD at his head, he could become dazed momentarily and not realize that it's ITALIAN FOOD that we're talking about here, easily one of the Primary Wonders of the Universe.
(Fondly recalling my visit to Venice. "sigh")
And you are needlessly rude and arrogant.
um, what? I think sloats are pretty universal....*checks to make sure socks are stil up*
“And you are needlessly rude and arrogant.”
Not at all. I am just looking out for my Slovak friends.
How many Slovaks do you know?
When were you last in Slovakia?
sorry. Got lost in the screens. who cares? I’m italian, the natural enemy of nearly everyone who wants to make love, us being the experts of course.....We’re latins as I understand it, but my family was from Tuscany. So blond haired and blue eyed so much so that when my sister married a chinese man she STIll produced blonde hair, blue eyes, round faced, expert lovers. *shrug* Can’t fight genetics.
Very true, worth repeating.
Not at all.
Actually, yes you are. Apparently your travels have not taught you courtesy. Hopefully that will bloom as you mature.
I am just looking out for my Slovak friends.
No one is attacking YOUR Slovak friends. ...that is, unless you automatically consider the thugs mentioned in this article to be your 'friends' merely because of where they come from? I think quite highly of Americans....until they start acting like thugs. Then I disown them. Considering someone your 'friend' merely because of where they come from speaks volumes to your notion of 'friendship'.
How many Slovaks do you know?
When were you last in Slovakia?
Irrelevant. I never claimed to be an expert on Slovakia, nor should anyone have to be who wishes to participate in this thread. Everything I've said is verifiably true....merely because it may not include the degree of nuance that you might prefer does not make me or anyone else here 'uninformed'.
White on White crime?
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