8 ĐORĐEVIĆ v. CROATIA JUDGMENT She also described the events of 5 and 7 September 2009, when a group of children had insulted the first applicant and, on the latter date, taken a ball from him. On 10 September 2009 a group of boys had urinated in front of the applicants’ door. On 14 September 2009 about fourteen pupils from the fourth and fifth grades had pushed the first applicant, insulted him and taken a ball from him. The day after a boy had shouted insults at him. She also alleged that the children had physically attacked the first applicant on at least ten different occasions and had often spat at him. On 31 July 2008 the children had ruined the applicants’ balcony by tearing up all the flower beds and by throwing stones and mud onto the balcony. A few days later they had thrown a carton of chocolate milk onto the balcony. The second applicant had reported the harassment to the social services, the police, the Ombudswoman for Persons with Disabilities and the school authorities. Despite the good will of all those concerned, the harassment of the applicants had continued. 27. A medical report in respect of the first applicant drawn up on 7 October 2009 indicates that he had constantly been harassed by children. 28. A medical report in respect of the first applicant drawn up on 9 November 2009 indicates that he had been attacked by children a few days before, which had greatly upset him. Psychotherapy was recommended. 29. A medical report in respect of the first applicant drawn up on 14 December 2009 states that “everyone hit him mercilessly with snowballs”, which had scared him. 30. A medical report in respect of the first applicant drawn up on 14 January 2010 indicates that the first applicant suffered from constant anxiety and a feeling of being persecuted because “nothing ha[d] been done to resolve his situation”. 31. A police report of 19 March 2010 states that the second applicant called the police that day at 9.18 p.m. because of “problems with children”. When the police arrived at 9.25 p.m. the second applicant told them that the children had been playing with a ball in the park and had then hit her window with the ball and run away. 32. A medical report in respect of the first applicant drawn up on 11 April 2010 indicates that the first applicant was attacked by a group of children and was hit by a ball on the nose. 33. The applicants alleged that on 13 May 2010 a group of children, including a boy, P., pushed the first applicant against an iron fence in the park. He fell and hit his head and right leg. He was disoriented and uncommunicative for three days. Medical documents drawn up on the same day show that the first applicant suffered from swelling in his right leg and skin abrasion on the left side of his forehead. He was unable to walk for five days and the second applicant had to borrow a wheelchair for him. The

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