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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