THE parents of a disabled man who was beaten up by two teenagers have accused police of letting their son's assailants off.
Steven Boyes, 29, was attacked after leaving East Park.
He was attacked by two teens, aged 15 and 16.
Mr Boyes, who is mentally handicapped, was left covered in blood, with a broken nose and black eyes.
Now, the family is dismayed to find that the culprits will not face prosecution for the incident, which happened two months ago.
One of the boys faces a final warning, and the other is expected to be put in a three-month intervention programme with the city's youth offending team.
Steven's mother, Julie, 54, said: "What I don't understand is why it took so long for the police to achieve what amounts to pretty much nothing.
"This hasn't been any kind of punishment for the two lads, they have got away scot-free as far as I am concerned.
"I think they should have been made to work with disabled children or adults as punishment and it might have taught them something about tolerance."
Two passers-by intervened when they saw Steven being attacked, and called the police.
The attack happened near the Crown Inn in Holderness Road at about 7pm on March 21.
Julie, of east Hull, said: "Our Steven is the way he is and it is not his fault, but the two boys bullied him because of it.
"People need to be more understanding and the police should be more protective of the vulnerable in our society.
"The boys have got off with a slap on the wrist.
"I think the police have been poor from start to finish and all they wanted was to get things wrapped up as quickly as possible.
"Justice wasn't what they were pursuing, it was targets."
His father, also Steven, 51, said the attack has shattered his son's confidence.
He said: "His confidence has been shot. He's been knocked back many, many years by this, while the lads who did it will move on and forget about it."
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