A surprising video of a vicious beatdown within the parking zone of a Riverside highschool has not resulted in any arrests, angering the dad and mom of the sufferer, who really feel the episode is being swept beneath the rug.
A 14-year-old freshman was assaulted exterior Patriot Excessive Faculty in Jurupa Valley simply after college let loose final Wednesday by at the least three attackers, who will be seen within the video kicking, hitting and stomping on the teenager as he lies helpless on the bottom.
Regardless of clear video of the incident, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Division has not made an arrest within the case, and the varsity district didn’t deal with the surprising footage till Tuesday — after KTLA revealed a report on the incident.
“We’re taking it fairly laborious as dad and mom,” mentioned Angel Payan, the daddy of the boy who was attacked. “To see your son within the state of affairs he was in was very painful.”
The Instances is just not naming the boy as a result of he’s a minor.
Payan mentioned the beating arose from a dispute associated to his son’s ex-girlfriend, whom he had posted about on social media. Following his posts, the 14-year-old started to obtain threats on Instagram from strangers who didn’t attend his highschool, Payan mentioned.
The day of the incident, Payan’s son obtained a message from somebody on Instagram informing him that he was at Patriot Excessive Faculty, Payan mentioned.
Video of the incident exhibits the trio of attackers brutalizing the teenager, who’s on the bottom from the beginning of the footage. Quite a few bystanders watch from the aspect because the beating happens. The kid’s father mentioned one of many attackers had a knife, though the boy was not lower by the knife.
Payan mentioned he was knowledgeable the identical day by the principal that his son was the sufferer of the assault. When he noticed his little one, the boy was coated in bruises throughout his head.
“He had quite a lot of knots in his head. The knots, the influence blows all to his head. His head regarded like a cranberry. His nostril was all crushed,” Payan mentioned.
Regardless of that, Payan mentioned that his son didn’t obtain medical consideration on scene and {that a} Riverside County sheriff’s deputy shirked duty for the incident, saying it occurred after courses have been finished for the day.
Payan says he has not heard again from the Sheriff’s Division after submitting a report.
It took the varsity six days to ship a message informing dad and mom of what came about.
“You might have seen studies about an incident that came about after college within the parking zone at Patriot Excessive Faculty final week. We wish to guarantee you that pupil security is our highest precedence, and we’re cooperating with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Division to completely examine this matter,” mentioned an e mail from the Jurupa Unified Faculty District.
The Sheriff’s Division mentioned in a press launch Tuesday that they have been investigating the incident, however supplied no extra particulars or details about an arrest.
Payan’s son returned to Patriot Excessive Faculty on Tuesday for the primary time for the reason that beating.
“He’s considerably scared. He’s a really robust child,” Payan mentioned of his son, who’s a Varsity soccer participant.
However regardless of his toughness, it’s now laborious for his son to be alone.
“So long as he’s with anyone, he don’t really feel scared. If he’s alone he’ll begin shivering and shaking,” Payan mentioned.
