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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. | 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-four said he felt striking Jess was the only way to get her to understand what she had done. | The father-of-four 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." |
| Mr McCullough said he had had no trouble with his other three children Christopher, 22, Nicola, 21, and Joanna, 19. | Mr McCullough said he had had no trouble with his other three children Christopher, 22, Nicola, 21, and Joanna, 19. |
| 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. | "Had the offence not been admitted, officers would have pursued the matter with the CPS. |
| 'Wrong message' | 'Wrong message' |
| "An allegation of domestic violence was made and GMP officers always take these allegations very seriously." | "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." |
| National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) policy manager Lucy Thorpe said: "All parents can sometimes be pushed to the limit by teenagers who are looking to see how far they can go but smacking won't solve the problem. | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) policy manager Lucy Thorpe said: "All parents can sometimes be pushed to the limit by teenagers who are looking to see how far they can go but smacking won't solve the problem. |
| "It simply tells your child that violence is acceptable and gives the message that its all right for them to hit other people." | "It simply tells your child that violence is acceptable and gives the message that its all right for them to hit other people." |
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| Daughter reports father to police because he slapped her | Daughter reports father to police because he slapped her |