Protest over scooter incident response
A MUM held a protest with placards to protest about what she calls the slow police response to an alleged hit-and-run incident in which her five-year-old daughter was injured.
Little Casey Wilson had just left a park with her mum and brother when she was hit and injured by a car that allegedly left the scene on Sloper Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, on March 24.
Police yesterday said they had made an arrest in relation to the incident but mum Rachel Bancroft held the protest in fury at what she said was the force’s failure to take action sooner. The alleged incident happened on Sunday, March 24, near Ninian Park School. The mother claims that in the days after the incident, police did not take any action and she went round neighbouring buildings to get video doorbell footage.
She says that it was only eight days later when she had repeatedly complained, that police began investigating. South Wales Police went on to obtain CCTV footage of the incident which was released to the media on April 12, some 19 days after the alleged incident.
Yesterday, Bancroft was joined by around 50 people carrying banners and said: “My daughter and I have been having nightmares and I want to know why police did nothing for eight days.
“Why has that happened? They should have acted sooner. It is only when I started making complaints that anything has happened.”
In response, a spokesperson for South Wales Police said: “We appreciate this has been a traumatic time for the family. The matter is being taken seriously and the investigation is progressing effectively. A suspect has been arrested and the car suspected of being involved is being forensically examined.”
A 34-year-old man from the Grangetown area has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop a vehicle, and failing to report an accident involving a vehicle which he was driving. The arrested man is on conditional bail pending further enquiries.
Police are urging any witnesses to get in touch with South Wales Police on 101 quoting occurrence number 2400097157.