BLAENAU Gwent residents have expressed mixed views on an incident where parents dropped their children off to drink outdoors.
On Saturday June 3, alcohol was seized by police after children were dropped off by parents at a woods in Blaenau Gwent.
Gwent police received reports that parents were seen dropping their children of near to the woods of Ivy Close in Rassau. Officers from Ebbw Vale and Tredegar attended, and alcohol was seized. There is no evidence the alcohol was given to the children by their parents.
However, Blaenau Gwent residents views on the incident are not black and white.
Kevin Harding, from Brynmawr, said for the police, this is “a losing battle”. He said: “What kind of parents must they be knowingly dropping kids off to get plastered! Quality adults fair play.
“I do believe that some parenting standards leave much to be desired nowadays.”
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Blaenau Gwent resident Nancy Mendoza said knowing where older children are and what they are doing is “half the battle of keeping them safe.”
“I can see that it might be preferable…
