Mother thought son was dead after attack in Wolverhampton
"All I saw was my son in a pool of blood. He suffers from epilepsy anyway and I thought he was dead."
The harrowing words of shaken mother Jane Forrest, whose son was left for dead after being attack on the streets of Wolverhampton.
George Smith, aged 17, from Wolverhampton, was found collapsed and had suffered a head injury in the attack.
Police were called after he was discovered injured, in St George's Parade, by an off duty officer at around 6pm on Saturday.
He was found bleeding from a head injury but has since been discharged and is recovering at home.
His mother, Mrs Forrest, aged 37, said: "It was something over nothing. I got a phone call from my son's friend who said he was a 'gonner', which I assumed meant he was dead.
"The initial thing I thought was that my son was dead. But he had a seizure so we knew he was alive.
"They got him in the ambulance and said we had to meet the Air Ambulance cause it looked like he'd suffered head injuries as he had a good kick in.
"They thought it was safe enough for him to go New Cross in the end. He's recovering well and is out of hospital. He had to have X-rays and CT scans.
"His face is quite bruised, particularly to his eyes and ears. But they're war wounds that can heal."
Following the incident, officers arrested an 18-year-old from Bilston on suspicion of wounding from a nearby flat.
Police believe the suspect and victim are known to each other.
