A MOTHER whose son narrowly avoided being mown down by a motorbike has criticised what she feels is a lack of police interest in the near miss.

Joanne Brown, of Alma Road, Sheerness, has spoken of her shock after a motorcycle overtook cars preparing to stop at the zebra crossing outside Sheerness fire station, and went between Joanne and six-year-old Jamie.

But when Joanne tried to report the incident to police, she was told nothing could be done because she had no registration number for the bike and no witness details.

When she realised there was a CCTV camera overlooking the crossing, she was told by police that she would have to apply for permission to view footage of the drama.

She said: “They just did not want to know. I think the police could have been more sympathetic to the situation, but the attitude was 'we can’t do anything’, and that was it.”

Joanne, a receptionist at Seashells Sure Start centre in Rose Street, Sheerness, reported the incident when she arrived at work at 8.30am, just 20 minutes after the drama.

She contacted police again at lunchtime, once colleagues had reminded her that a CCTV camera at the scene could provide vital evidence of the incident.

“No one I spoke to asked if Jamie was all right. He’s only six,” Joanne said.

She has since made an application to view CCTV footage and is determined to see the matter through.

She said: “The motorbike rider was just a foot away from Jamie and beeped his horn. He didn’t slow down or look back. A couple of cars stopped to check we were all right, and ladies from the launderette also came out.”

Kent Police confirmed they were investigating the matter and would comment at a later date.