Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Mother blames Liverpool Striker, Suarez after her son is bitten at school.

Ryan, 11, and his mother Sharon Ellis


A mother from Wales has blamed Liverpool striker Luis Suarez after her son was bitten at school by another student.

Sharon Ellis said son Ryan, 11, was hurt in a dispute in a football game at school at Connah's Quay, Flintshire, after another child said "I'm Luis Suarez. I'm going to bite you'".

The concerned parent rang BBC Radio Five Live claiming her son was the victim of a copycat attack.

"I had a phone call from the school headmistress earlier this morning saying that my son had been involved in a biting incident with another child and it appears to be a copycat of the Luis Suarez incident yesterday," she said. "I think if this [Suarez biting Ivanovic] hadn't have happened yesterday then my son wouldn't have been bitten today."

Suarez will not face criminal charges over the incident as Ivanovic did not lodge a complaint to the police.

The mother, believes that because Suarez was not reprimanded immediately after the incident, children have been given the idea that they too would not be punished for biting.

"He [Suarez] shouldn't have done what he did. He is an adult. You expect biting from children in nursery not from professional players, especially somebody with the high status that Suarez has got," she said. "These children are 10, 11 years old. What Luis Suarez did yesterday, he didn't even get sent off. He may have been fined now ... but when my son was bitten this morning, that other child did not know that Luis Suarez was going to get that punishment.

"So as far as this other child may perceive, Luis Suarez has bitten somebody and he's had no comeuppance for it."
"The boy in question has turned around to my son and said 'I'm Luis Suarez. I'm going to bite you'.
"Ryan, my son, said 'yes, go on then', just sarcastically, not thinking anything about it.
"Next thing this boy has bitten through a sweatshirt and a polo shirt and bit my son on his upper right arm."
Ms Ellis added: "I don't agree with what the child has done, but I blame Suarez for this.
"I haven't spoken with the other child's parents, but the headmistress told me they agreed with her and were angry too."
She said her family are Liverpool supporters and Ryan has an autograph by Suarez.
"Professional players need to be aware of the impact they have on children," she said.
"These stars are role models for so many children."

I don't think Suarez can live this down...

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