Violent sons turned in by mother

[GotaFancy?]

What a fantastic woman!!! Must have been an incredibly difficult thing to do - I cannot imagine being in that situation, but hope I would do the same.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7427624.stm

A mother has said she has no regrets about reporting her sons to the police after learning they had brutally attacked a man on a night out.
Carol Saldinack, 51, of Norfolk, said she was so ashamed of their behaviour she could barely look them in the eye.
She said if she had kept quiet that would have made her as guilty as them.
Luke Newman, 27, and Oliver Clark, 24, were jailed for two years for their part in the attack on Marc Parkinson, which left him blind in one eye.
'Piece of meat'
Police praised their mother for her bravery in coming forward, but Mrs Saldinack said she felt she had no option.
In an emotional interview with the BBC, she said it had been a difficult decision but was the "right and decent" thing to do.
"They did what they did to this gentleman and ran away and left him there in a pool of blood... as if he's a piece of meat."

"I just can't look at them. I keep thinking, 'What on earth possessed them? Was it drink, was it temper, their own strength?' I just don't know. I just can't believe they have done this to somebody."
But she said it was only right that the police should be informed.
"If one of my sons themselves had come home - or they didn't come home one night - I would want to know why or who did this and for what reason and to be punished for what they have done," she said.
"We can all turn a blind eye to situations in our lives and that's what's wrong with everybody now. We are teaching our children that it's OK to do this and it's wrong."

She said her sons were no longer talking to her and she had lost the trust of another of her children.
"It might be wrong in some people's eyes. In my eyes it's my decision and I have to live with that guilt now. I would not hesitate to do it again and my children know that."
The brothers launched the attack on the father-of-two outside a takeaway shop after a night drinking in Chichester in Sussex last June.
Mr Parkinson, 36, suffered a detached retina, a perforated eardrum and bruised ribs.
A third man, Benjamin Hammond, 25, was also jailed at Chichester Crown Court for two years for his part in the attack.
Det Con Kim Clinch of Chichester CID said of Mrs Saldinack: "It's very brave of her to give us the details." Det Insp Jim McKnight said Mrs Saldinack's phone call had obviously helped in the investigation and there had been strong evidence, including forensics, which led to the convictions.

[Ebor337]

Reminds me of an episode of Jimmy McGovern's "The Street".

Wonderful example.

[slapdash]

I think I'm still jet-lagged.

When I read the thread title, I thought it said "Valiant's sons turned in by mother".

[TheRat]

[Valiant23]

Originally Posted by slapdash

I think I'm still jet-lagged.

When I read the thread title, I thought it said "Valiant's sons turned in by mother".

For buying a Vale season ticket?

[Carl]

Phew what a situation to be in, you stand by your kids right or wrong but in the end I think she did this for there own good.

Its one of those that you don't know what you'd do unless you was in that situation but Ive always said to mine I'd fight there corner regardless of what they did as long as they told me the truth. If they had lie to me over something and shit hit the fan then Id be inclinded to do similar to what this woman has done.

Tough call but

[AJ]

Yeah, i agree with her.

Better this than watch them go down for murder later if they weren't stopped