Children sleeping at Tesco.
CHILDREN as young as ten have been sleeping rough outside a
Worcester supermarket while their parents believed they were safely
tucked up in bed.
The alarming news has come to light after one youngster was almost
run over by a passing car early one morning near to the Tesco
supermarket in the St Peter's area of the city.
Police found several children aged between ten and 15 years old had
been sleeping rough there all night huddled hud·dle
n.
1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals.
2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play.
3. together by the trolley trolley: see streetcar. storage area while their parents thought they were staying at a
friend's house.
Linda Giles Giles may refer to:
- People
- Giles (given name), male given name (Latin: Aegidius)
- Giles (surname), family name
- Saint Giles, 7th-8th century Christian hermit saint
- Giles of Assisi, Aegidius of Assisi, 13th century companion of St.
, St Peter's Youth Club's treasurer - who also
works at Tesco St Peter's - said she heard that three children had
fallen asleep on the roof of the store, which shuts at midnight on
weekdays and earlier at the weekends. She said: "It's alarming
really to think children are out and about at that time. With the
parents not knowing where they were, anything could happen." Police
are now challenging city parents by asking them whether they really know
where their children are when they say they are staying at a
friend's.
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