'Police say assault on my daughter is resolved - they've not even spoken to me'
Girl, 14, was hurt in incident which shattered her confidence
A South Yorkshire mum says her daughter’s confidence has been shattered after she was assaulted - and says police have not been out to speak to her over the incident yet.
Zoe Calvert, from Wath, says her 14-year-old daughter, Sophie, was left with hair falling out, bruises to her neck and cuts to her legs after being assaulted on Station Road, Wath, Rotherham.
People filmed the incident on their mobile phones.
Police were called to the scene on Saturday April 25, and said a teenage girl was assaulted.
Police said there was a ‘community resolution’ to the incident - but Zoe says no one from the police has even been in touch with her about the incident.
A community resolution is an informal, restorative justice method used by police to handle low-level crimes or anti-social behaviour without formal prosecution. It requires the offender to admit fault, with the victim consenting to this approach to secure a quick, restorative outcome.
Zoe said: “People have told me they are disgusted about what happened to Sophie - we have had so much support over this.
“Sophie is just shocked that she was attacked. She always used to go out to the Wath Festival, but for the first time, she has not gone this year because of what happened.
“Everyone has said she should be proud of herself over how she behaved - she just tried to walk away from the attack. She did not want to fight back.
“I want to know how police think this it is resolved? They have not spoken to me about it. She had cuts on her legs, bruises on her neck and hair falling out.”
She said Sophie had received thousands of message of support from the community over what happened.
She said the incident near Station Road had been filmed by people on their mobile phones and the footage had been circulating around the local community.
South Yorkshire Police say the victim’s adult sister acted as her appropriate adult and a community resolution was agreed to.
Zoe said she is the mother and adult responsible for Sophie, not her sister, and does not accept the incident is resolved.