Mum of little girl who hacked off own hair after vile racist abuse begs parents to educate kids
dailyrecord.co.ukThe mum of a little girl who hacked off her hair after suffering sickening racist abuse has begged for parents to educate kids on the damage caused by hateful slurs.Sarah McNeill said her eight-year-old daughter daughter Cleo Mukolwe - whose dad is from Kenya - has been subjected to cruel bullying over her appearance from kids as young as five since she started school.But a recent incident with another child while she was playing near her home in Paisley has now "shattered" Cleo's mental health and driven her to self harm, leaving her mum desperate for help.
Speaking to the Record, Sarah, 42, said: "Cleo was out cycling on her bike with her friend when another boy the same age as her started to harass her."She asked him to leave her alone but he started following her.
He began to shout at her and called her the N-word, a b**** and mocked her 'bomb site' hair."When Cleo came home, she was crying.
Later that day, I discovered that she had taken scissors to the front of her hair and hacked some of it off. When I spoke to her about it, she told me that she wants to die."This is heartbreaking.
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