May 20, 2005
'Happy Slapping' Craze Sparks Call to Restrict Camera-Phone Sales
'The mother of a teenage “happy slapping” victim today called for the sale of camera-phones to juveniles to be restricted in a bid to curb the bizarre craze.
The woman – whose 15-year-old daughter suffered a perforated eardrum and two loose teeth in the attack by up to five other children – said her school had done everything it could to deal with the problem.
Speaking on BBC WM radio, the mother, from Parkfields, Wolverhampton, said: “My daughter was walking home from school and they chased her and attacked her, they were kicking her in the head.
”She was very shaken up and they were videoing the attack.'
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Posted by Darren at May 20, 2005 09:07 PM
