Gwent police drop investigation into alleged assault of boy who lost finger

Police concluded no one else was involved in injury of Raheem Bailey, 11, at school in Abertillery

Police have dropped an investigation into an alleged assault of an 11-year-old boy who lost a finger and received an outpouring of support from sports stars last year.

Raheem Bailey, a pupil at Abertillery learning community in south Wales, was attacked and beaten by a group of children on 17 May 2022, according to his mother, Shantal, who said he was pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked.