Worst Nightmare....

Last evening my son and his girlfriend decided to meet up with friends at the beach for a picnic....... they are all home from uni... not a late night as they are both working today...
At 2am i got the telephone call that every parent dreads....
they had been attacked by 20 or so youths whilst sitting on the beach.. they had no time to even stand up before they were set up - kicked in the head and face... alcohol poured over them and threats to set them alight....
some more badly injured than others.. they managed to get off the beach to a local hotel where they pleaded for refuge... this was refused..... when eventually the police arrived there were more than 40 of them rampaging on the beach .. the police said they could do nothing....
three of their friends have had hospital treatment.... ;whilst my sons physical injuries are not too bad .. tjhe emotional damage is far greater for all of them...
#After his call - they stayed at his girlfriends .. i couldnt sleep so drove to the beach to try to find their belongings which had been stolen - a bag containing their cards money and keys as well as personal items....
I found these things thrown callously onto the sand and retrieved them....
then i sat there at 4am and wondered about life......

we are now off to collect the car and to see if any other of their belongings can be retreived... it will be harder to retrieve their confidence... these happy beautiful gentle people -- they did not fight back .. it is not in their nature... and they were scared for their lives.....

As for the hotel staff,, i am off to see them also....


happier days