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| Man arrested for hitting daughter | Man arrested for hitting daughter |
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| A man who was arrested and cautioned for slapping his 13-year-old daughter across the face fears he will no longer be able to work with children. | A man who was arrested and cautioned for slapping his 13-year-old daughter across the face fears he will no longer be able to work with children. |
| Jim McCullough, of Manchester, hit Jess after she banged a neighbour's window at midnight, and she called the police. | Jim McCullough, of Manchester, hit Jess after she banged a neighbour's window at midnight, and she called the police. |
| He has now quit the football coaching and community work he has done for over 15 years, as the caution could stop him working with vulnerable children. | |
| Mr McCullough said he had never slapped Jess before. She has apologised. | Mr McCullough said he had never slapped Jess before. She has apologised. |
| The father-of-five said he felt striking Jess was the only way to get her to understand what she had done. | The father-of-five said he felt striking Jess was the only way to get her to understand what she had done. |
| The single parent, from Wythenshawe, said: "I wish I had asked for my day in court rather than accepted a police caution. | The single parent, from Wythenshawe, said: "I wish I had asked for my day in court rather than accepted a police caution. |
| "That way I could have explained that I was trying to do what was right for my daughter. | "That way I could have explained that I was trying to do what was right for my daughter. |
| I did deserve the slapping because of the things I'd been doing Jess McCullough | I did deserve the slapping because of the things I'd been doing Jess McCullough |
| "Jess isn't bad, but some of the 13-year-olds who live here do use drugs and drink and I don't want that path for her." | "Jess isn't bad, but some of the 13-year-olds who live here do use drugs and drink and I don't want that path for her." |
| A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "When an offence is admitted the offender is always liable to receive a caution. | A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "When an offence is admitted the offender is always liable to receive a caution. |
| "Had the offence not been admitted, officers would have pursued the matter with the CPS. An allegation of domestic violence was made and GMP officers always take these allegations very seriously." | "Had the offence not been admitted, officers would have pursued the matter with the CPS. An allegation of domestic violence was made and GMP officers always take these allegations very seriously." |
| Mr McCullough previously had a clean criminal record and recently qualified as a security guard, but said his work prospects had been ruined. | Mr McCullough previously had a clean criminal record and recently qualified as a security guard, but said his work prospects had been ruined. |
| Jess, a year nine pupil at Parklands High School in Wythenshawe, said she was sorry for what had happened. | Jess, a year nine pupil at Parklands High School in Wythenshawe, said she was sorry for what had happened. |
| She said: "I did deserve the slapping because of the things I'd been doing. | She said: "I did deserve the slapping because of the things I'd been doing. |
| "I was expecting my dad to come home from the police station and for everything to be the same as before." | "I was expecting my dad to come home from the police station and for everything to be the same as before." |
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| Daughter reports father to police because he slapped her | Daughter reports father to police because he slapped her |