Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - A pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage and lost her unborn child after being attacked by two schoolboys while waiting for a bus in Scotland.
The woman is said to have gotten into an
altercation with two teenagers in the High Street in Tranent, East Lothian at
around 6.20pm last Friday. The teenagers pushed the pregnant woman off a bench
and knocked her to the ground before running off.
She was rushed to Edinburgh Royal
Infirmary by her husband the following afternoon after suffering from 'bleeding
and severe and unbearable pain'.
Her heartbroken husband wrote an appeal on
social media following the incident to track down the teenagers.
He later posted an update on Tuesday
revealing that his wife suffered a miscarriage while in hospital.
He wrote: 'I just want to update everyone
about the condition of my wife.
'It is with a heavy heart to inform the community that my wife had a
miscarriage, pregnancy loss and she is still in the hospital recuperating.
'This is a very traumatic, heartbreaking,
and horrible experience for us, especially for my wife and kids.
'I am making an appeal to everyone, if you
have sons and daughters, nieces [and] nephews, please have a word with them.
'Teach them and remind them every day how to respect people and behave in
public places. Good manners should be taught and start at home.'
People were shocked to read the post with
one person responding: 'Sorry to hear this, hope they charge whoever did this
to your wife and baby.'
Another said: 'I'm so sorry for this devastating loss, I hope in time you get
justice.'
And another said: 'Oh my God, that's so terrible. I really hoped she would get
better. Love to you all.'
According to the social media appeal, the
boys were high school students and were wearing black uniforms, with one in
shorts and the other wearing trousers.
The pregnant woman even offered them a seat
and tried to be nice but the teenagers were 'rude'.
After she was hurt, she got angry and told them she was pregnant.
They 'said sorry and ran away', the social media post added.
Writing on Saturday afternoon, the husband said: 'Just an update regarding my
post last night, my wife is bleeding now and she is in severe and unbearable
pain.
'We are waiting for the ambulance service. This is a call for
justice.'
Mike Falconer, chairperson for Tranent and Elphinstone Community
Council, said: 'My absolute sincerest sympathies to them, this is absolutely
awful.
'Thankfully
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