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Title: 'Cycling proficiency test boys flee secure unit' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 16, 2010, 18:12:25 This can only go in 'the lighter side' ... ::)
From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11330836): Quote Two teenager boys absconded from a secure unit in Salford while taking their cycling proficiency test. The pair, aged 13 and 14, are serving custodial sentences at Barton Moss Secure Unit in Eccles. They were on a supervised test on Wednesday morning when they managed to cycle away on mountain bikes. It is believed they cycled to Manchester Victoria Station before getting on a train. Police are appealing for information. One was riding a silver Claude Butler bike and the other a red Kote mountain bike. They were in a group of five teenagers taking part in the course, which was being supervised by five adults. Salford City Council, which runs the unit, is now working with police to find the boys, who were due to leave the centre early next year. Councillor Margaret Morris, Salford City Council's lead member for Children's Services, said: "The teenagers were taking part in a supervised course when it appears they made a 'spur of the moment' decision to abscond. We will of course look at whether anything more could have been done to prevent this, but our priority now is to work closely with the police to ensure the boys are found safe and well, as swiftly as possible." A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Anyone who has information on their whereabouts should call police or Crimestoppers." My highlighting. CfN. ;) Title: Re: 'Cycling proficiency test boys flee secure unit' Post by: thetrout on September 17, 2010, 22:33:20 The question that has to be asked, is why were they trusted with bicycles in the bl**dy first place...?! Thats just asking for trouble ::) :-X
Title: Re: 'Cycling proficiency test boys flee secure unit' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 17, 2010, 22:38:30 Quote They were in a group of five teenagers taking part in the course, which was being supervised by five adults. Even such one-on-one marking seems to have failed. ::) This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |