In the UK, a 54-year-old man named Anthony Stocks allegedly threw a 10-year-old boy off a 100-foot cliff in Brighton after the boy tried to prevent him from raping his sister.
The incident occurred in September 2022, and miraculously, the boy survived the fall despite being heard “shrieking” as he plummeted from the clifftop, according to Metro.
During the court proceedings, Prosecutor Zoe Johnson revealed that although the 10-year-old boy miraculously survived the fall after being thrown off the cliff by Anthony Stocks, he suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to a London hospital.
Initially, the incident was thought to be a tragic accident, but further investigations unveiled a more sinister truth.
According to allegations, the man threw the boy off the cliff in the UK because the boy had tried to prevent him from sexually assaulting his 13-year-old sister.
The prosecutor contends that the man intentionally removed the boy from the situation to eliminate any interference.
Additionally, the man reportedly claimed to his mental health worker that he and the sister would eventually “get married.”
According to Prosecutor Zoe Johnson, the accused coerced a girl under 13 into engaging in sexual contact, fully aware that it was morally reprehensible. The boy, attempting to intervene, was taken by the defendant to Brighton, specifically to the cliffs.
That fateful afternoon, the boy plummeted 100 feet from the cliff’s edge, landing on the concrete walkway below. The prosecution alleges that the defendant deliberately pushed him off the cliff, with the intent to kill him.
Despite the severity of the boy’s injuries, Anthony Stocks did not flee the scene. Instead, he remained with the public who rushed to help the injured child.
The boy sustained deep scalp lacerations, chest abrasions, numerous bruises, multiple fractures in his left arm, and a deformity in his left shoulder.
The court was informed that the boy had no memory of the fall itself due to the extremely severe impact trauma he experienced.
Initially, Stocks faced arrest on suspicion of child neglect and causing or permitting serious injury to a child. Subsequently, he was arrested again, this time under suspicion of sexual activity with a child under 13 and rape of a child under 13.
On November 23, 2023, Stocks faced re-arrest, this time on suspicion of attempted murder. However, he has denied all the charges.
The defendant, as per a police statement, asserted that they do not experience sexual attraction towards children and have not attempted or instigated any sexual activity involving children.
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