William Braynion, who is also non-verbal, was attending a support centre for SEND children when he left without staff noticing
William Braynion, from St Helens (Image: Family handout)
Parents of an autistic and non-verbal boy said they feel let down after their son was found near a busy road alone when he was supposed to be at a day centre.
William Braynion had been attending his weekly play session at Moving Senses in Huyton, which provides respite and short breaks for children and young people with SEND in Merseyside, on Thursday, May 28 when he left the centre without staff realising.
A member of the public later called police after spotting the nine-year-old walking along the central reservation, just off the Liverpool Road, and walking in and out of traffic. William’s mum Gema Braynion, 43 and from St Helens, claims she was told by Moving Senses her son was missing for 23 minutes.
The company said an investigation has now been launched. William was brought back by police officers to the sensory group and a spokesperson confirmed to the ECHO that at around midday, a call was received from a woman who said she had found William on Liverpool Road/Lyme Cross Road.
William’s dad Ian Braynion, 44, said he later received a phone call from the SEND centre to pick William up at 12.45pm, more than an hour after the incident.
Ian and Gema said the incident has shaken their confidence in the organisation responsible for William’s specialist care.
