South Yorkshire Policein England, is investigating a possible case of child abuse which took place this week in the city of Sheffield, and which was captured by television cameras, causing a stir on social networks.
This city hosts the world championship of snooker (a type of billiards), and on the occasion of the event, the retired champion Stephen Hendry was being interviewed by BBC.
There were several people in the background. At one point in the broadcast, you can see how a man, standing behind a minor, He approaches him and nibbles his ear. Immediately afterwards, the man and the boy realize that they are being recorded and wave smilingly at the camera.
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“We can confirm we have received reports to inform us of this video,” they said in response to the video.
The incident allegedly happened at the World Snooker… pic.twitter.com/Ap7AZJEj5N
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As stated in the Mirrorthe police confirmed this Friday that an investigation had begun: “Yesterday, Thursday, April 25 at 9:20 p.m., we received a call to inform us of a video that was circulating on social networks of a man and a child in the ( theatre) Sheffield Crucible. “We are aware of the images and officers will review the content.”
The video has gone viral on social networks, where many Internet users were alarmed by the images. “Is that normal behavior towards a child, Even if it was your son?“asks one Internet user.
Other opinions are much more blunt: “This is totally disgusting… Let’s hope something is done about this as soon as possible.“”Do everything you can to investigate this,” said another.
