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Terrified autistic boy robbed, beaten and stripped by knife-wielding thugs on first journey to city alone
Curtis McDonnell was left in agony crawling to an escalator to try and get help and was ignored by several people
A group of sadistic thugs forced an autistic boy to strip after beating and robbing him at knifepoint.
Curtis McDonnell was on his first trip to Manchester without his parents when he was attacked by a trio of shameless thugs in a car park.
Curtis, 16, was with two pals and walking through the 10th floor of the Arndale Centre car park when the attack happened.
The teen, from Blackley, suffered a broken rib and head injuries which required a hospital scan after being kicked and punched.
After robbing him of his rucksack, mobile phone, and two pounds, the gang pulled off his trousers and shoes and threw them over a balcony.
Curtis McDonnell was left crawling on his hands and knees
Curtis was left in agony crawling to an escalator to try and get help and was ignored by several people until a concerned couple stopped to help and alerted police.
Now Curtis’ mother, Karen Hill, has hit out at the gang’s inexplicable cruelty and says the teenager’s confidence has been shattered.
She told the Manchester Evening News : “I feel disgusted. They have not only robbed him, they have taken away his self confidence.
“It was the first time he had been to town on his own. We thought he was just out near home with two friends.
“But we think they caught the Metrolink - Curtis had never been on a tram before.
“It shows how vulnerable and innocent he is - they were in the car park having a game of tig.”
The attack happened in the car park of the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester
The three thugs, who it is believed were caught on CCTV getting out of a lift at the car park, and later in the Arndale on an escalator, shouted to Curtis.
Karen, from Blackley, said: “He said ‘have you got a lighter mate’. Curtis would not have sensed any kind of danger and said ‘yes’ and walked over.
“They started rooting through his bag and then one said they were keeping his lighter.
“Then they shouted back they were only kidding, and Curtis went back. That is when the three of them surrounded Curtis and slapped him.
“Curtis lashed out at one of them and that’s when the bigger of three pulled out a knife and told him that if he hit back he would stab him.
The teen was taken to North Manchester General Hospital
“When Curtis’ two friends saw the knife they ran off. Curtis was pushed to the floor, punched, and kicked.”
The couple who found Curtis also alerted the car park manager who stayed with the boy until his father, David, arrived, and took him to North Manchester General Hospital.
Karen, 41, said: “He had a scan and we have to take him back to hospital if he feels sick or gets headaches. His lips were badly swollen and he is in pain with a broken rib.
“I don’t want those responsible to get away with it.
“Curtis has attended Our Lady’s High School in Blackley although he had one to one support. He is due to go to college in Openshaw, for entry into work courses, but now does not want to go after this.
"We had spent the last six weeks persuading him to go.
“I don’t think those who robbed him realise how much damage they have done.”
GMP confirmed they were investigating the robbery.
SOURCE (With Video): http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terrified-autistic-boy-robbed-beaten-8730522
Terrified autistic boy robbed, beaten and stripped by knife-wielding thugs on first journey to city alone
Curtis McDonnell was left in agony crawling to an escalator to try and get help and was ignored by several people
A group of sadistic thugs forced an autistic boy to strip after beating and robbing him at knifepoint.
Curtis McDonnell was on his first trip to Manchester without his parents when he was attacked by a trio of shameless thugs in a car park.
Curtis, 16, was with two pals and walking through the 10th floor of the Arndale Centre car park when the attack happened.
The teen, from Blackley, suffered a broken rib and head injuries which required a hospital scan after being kicked and punched.
After robbing him of his rucksack, mobile phone, and two pounds, the gang pulled off his trousers and shoes and threw them over a balcony.
Curtis McDonnell was left crawling on his hands and knees
Curtis was left in agony crawling to an escalator to try and get help and was ignored by several people until a concerned couple stopped to help and alerted police.
Now Curtis’ mother, Karen Hill, has hit out at the gang’s inexplicable cruelty and says the teenager’s confidence has been shattered.
She told the Manchester Evening News : “I feel disgusted. They have not only robbed him, they have taken away his self confidence.
“It was the first time he had been to town on his own. We thought he was just out near home with two friends.
“But we think they caught the Metrolink - Curtis had never been on a tram before.
“It shows how vulnerable and innocent he is - they were in the car park having a game of tig.”
The attack happened in the car park of the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester
The three thugs, who it is believed were caught on CCTV getting out of a lift at the car park, and later in the Arndale on an escalator, shouted to Curtis.
Karen, from Blackley, said: “He said ‘have you got a lighter mate’. Curtis would not have sensed any kind of danger and said ‘yes’ and walked over.
“They started rooting through his bag and then one said they were keeping his lighter.
“Then they shouted back they were only kidding, and Curtis went back. That is when the three of them surrounded Curtis and slapped him.
“Curtis lashed out at one of them and that’s when the bigger of three pulled out a knife and told him that if he hit back he would stab him.
The teen was taken to North Manchester General Hospital
“When Curtis’ two friends saw the knife they ran off. Curtis was pushed to the floor, punched, and kicked.”
The couple who found Curtis also alerted the car park manager who stayed with the boy until his father, David, arrived, and took him to North Manchester General Hospital.
Karen, 41, said: “He had a scan and we have to take him back to hospital if he feels sick or gets headaches. His lips were badly swollen and he is in pain with a broken rib.
“I don’t want those responsible to get away with it.
“Curtis has attended Our Lady’s High School in Blackley although he had one to one support. He is due to go to college in Openshaw, for entry into work courses, but now does not want to go after this.
"We had spent the last six weeks persuading him to go.
“I don’t think those who robbed him realise how much damage they have done.”
GMP confirmed they were investigating the robbery.
SOURCE (With Video): http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terrified-autistic-boy-robbed-beaten-8730522
