Mum demands more police action over bike gang attack

A mother has lodged a complaint and demanded more action from police after her son and daughter were attacked by a group on bikes.

The pair, aged 19 and 18, were driving on the A6191, near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, on Sunday afternoon.

Amanda Jukes said her children had sounded the horn due to the bikes going across the road but were threatened, and the car badly damaged - which involved one person climbing on the bonnet to kick the windscreen.

Nottinghamshire Police said it is investigating and "following a number of lines of inquiry".

Ms Jukes said police had told her at the time there was little they could do and have not been in meaningful contact since, prompting her to complain to the force's professional standards department.

Her children, who did not wish to speak directly and asked not to be named, were returning from a day out with their father, who was in a separate vehicle, when they met the group.

Ms Jukes, of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, said: "It started on Blidworth Lane, and they were all over the road.

"They were pipped by my ex and my son as if to say 'get out of the way, this is dangerous'.

"They both had to slam their anchors on - there are skid marks down there.

"As they drove off, these lads followed them and kicked [my son's] wing mirror off at the junction.

"They then chased them going towards the Golden Eagle roundabout, and there they jumped my children.

"They kicked the windscreen through, and they tried to hit my daughter and my son."

Ms Jukes said her son rang her immediately afterwards, and she drove from her home and arrived at the scene before police.

She said: "They were absolutely terrified. My daughter has not gone to work today, and she is with me and won't leave my side.

"These people are a menace, they are dangerous and nothing is being done."

The police have not got in touch with my children, she added, and "they have not come out to make sure they are okay or to reassure them they are actually going to do something about it."

"When I spoke to the officer on the scene and asked what they were doing, she said it was difficult to bring them to justice because they have their faces covered up."

Ms Jukes said after posting footage on social media, she had been contacted by a number of people complaining about youths on motorbikes and e-bikes, including a farmer who said he had reported a similar group damaging his land just hours before.

Insp Kylie Davies, district commander for Mansfield, said anti-social bikes were having a "significant impact on our communities".

"This kind of behaviour is utterly unacceptable, and anyone found to be involved in this incident can expect to face the full weight of the law.

"We are currently investigating what happened and are following a number of lines of inquiry.

"So far we have identified several significant witnesses, but would also like to hear from anyone else who has yet to come forward," he said.

He added that during the weekend the force's off-road bike team had seized three bikes.

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