‘Shocked’ mum speaks out after her autistic son was ‘tripped and kicked’ by vicious bullies, leaving him with severe cuts and bruises on his face
- Connor Sullivan was allegedly beaten by bullies at school
- His mother, Penny, fears for her son’s safety at school
- Villawood East Public School is investigating the incident
A mother has expressed her fear that her autistic son will return to primary school after he was allegedly beaten by a group of bullies who attacked him relentlessly.
Connor Sullivan says he was tripped and kicked in the head by a student at Villawood East Public School in southwest Sydney on Thursday.
The incident left the young boy with bloody cuts, scrapes and bruises on his face.
Connor’s mother, Penny Sullivan, was shocked and in tears when she saw her son’s confrontational wounds.
“I was shocked, I was absolutely shocked. I cried as soon as I saw him,” Ms Sullivan told 7News.
Schoolboy Connor Sullivan (left) is said to have been tripped and kicked by a bully. His mother, Penny (right), was shocked by the facial injuries her son had suffered
‘I was quite angry. No parent wants to take their child out of school like that.’
Connor was supposed to be supervised by a supportive teacher at the time, but the teacher was absent from school that day.
Connor claims the boy who allegedly tripped and kicked him is part of a group of students who regularly bully him at school.
He now stays at home and is afraid to go back to school – a feeling his mother also shares.
“I’m afraid to send him back to school, I really am, no matter how much they try to reassure me,” Penny said.
She added that it was not the school she was concerned about, but the other children.
Villawood East Public School (pictured) is investigating the alleged attack and has assured Penny that her son is safe at school
Villawood East Public School said it was investigating the alleged attack.
The principal said such behavior is not a regular occurrence at Villawood East Public School.
The principal also assured Penny that Connor could safely go to school when he returned.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Villawood East Public School for comment.