Pre-school violence..... 2-year-old beats 3-year-old blue black

 The mother of a little girl who was beaten
black and blue by an 'out-of-control' two-
year-old at nursery has called for the child's
expulsion. Katie Ann Guttridge, aged three, sustained a
bruised eye socket, scratches and three bite
marks when she was attacked by her
classmate during playtime at Ratby Pre-
School Nursery in Leicester. The little girl's mother, Clara Mackow, said
her daughter was almost blinded in the
attack and that her injuries were so bad that
she was taken to hospital with a suspected
broken eye socket. Police were called in to investigate the assault
but were powerless to act because the girl who
attacked Katie is below the legal age of criminal
responsibility - which in this country is 10 years
old.
When confronted by journalists, the mother of the violent girl refused to discuss her child's
behaviour, saying only: 'My daughter is two years
old. I want nothing more to do with this.' Now, parents are demanding the child - who has
been dubbed 'Chucky' after the violent child-like
doll in the horror film Child's Play - be removed
from the nursery after she attacked 10 other
children. Ms Mackow, 28, a trainee goldsmith, said she
couldn't believe it when she saw her daughter
after the attack on December 13, adding: 'I just
cried. She had gashes to her lips and a terrible
black eye. Katie looked like she had been in a
fight with a dog that had mauled her. 'We had to take her to hospital because the
doctors thought she had fractured her eye
socket. 'She was almost blinded in the attack which was
totally unprovoked. I know kids get into scrapes
but my daughter was really hurt in this attack.' It has been claimed the two-year-old, who has not
been identified, has attacked 10 other children
since she started the nursery in September. Ms Mackow, (pictured above with Katie who has
since recovered from her injuries) who also has a
five-year-old son Joshua, said: 'The little girl is
two but she has behavioural problems. 'The little girl who attacked her has a history of
beating up other children. She's out of control.
'I know 10 other children have been assaulted by
the girl since September. The staff at the nursery
don't seem able to cope with the difficult children. 'Ironically, the little girl's mother is a child minder
with close links to the nursery and school so the
staff consider her one of their own and seem
reluctant to discipline her. 'Nursery and pre-school should be fun and
enjoyable but Katie is scared of going now and
doesn't even want to go outside in case she
bumps into the girl who hurt her.' Katie and the girl started at the pre-school and
nursery, held in Ratby Village Hall, at the same
time in September. Official nursery incident reports showed Katie has
been attacked on four separate occasions by the
same girl.
The nursery's Accident/Injury form states that on
September 22 the girl hit Katie on the forehead
with a 'plastic yellow drummer'. On October 11 the same girl 'pushed two duplo
bricks together pinching Katie's left hand.'
On November 5 the same child 'grabbed Katie's
hair and face and sucked her cheek causing a
mark.'
The incident was deemed so serious nursery managers sent a letter home to Katie's parents
explaining her injuries. But the most serious attack happened on
December 13 when the girl cornered Katie in the
book area of the nursery. Nursery staff applied an ice pack to Katie's face
to reduce the swelling and called in her father
Lewis Guttridge to collect her and take her to
hospital. The nursery has a maximum of 26 children aged
between two and four years old but has more
than 100 youngsters on their books and waiting
list. Ms Mackow is now preparing to take legal action
against the nursery claiming negligence.
She added: 'I am not doing this for the money, I
just want parents to be aware that when they drop
their children at nursery or pre-school they should
not blindly believe they will be safe.'