Tree-climbing holiday boy 'terrified' by police warning.

Police defended their decision to give a tree-climbing boy a warning notice after a resident reported him for "rude and anti-social behaviour".

Kade-Liam Read, aged nine, was scaling the tree in a park in Churchdown, Gloucester, where he had gone with five cousins, when he was stopped by a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO).

The boy, who was visiting from Germany and speaks little English, was left "terrified" after the incident which has blighted his holiday, his family said.

His father Bryan Read, 45, said: "They were just playing on the park and climbing the tree when the community police came and gave them a blue slip for antisocial behaviour.

"They said they were abusive but my son can't even speak English so how could he be abusive? "It is the summer holidays and they were just in the park enjoying themselves - they were really scared and my son doesn't know what to think. This is the only holiday we will have this year and it has been spoilt by this nasty experience."

Mr Read lives in Germany and was visiting his mother. He is now worried his son will be too frightened to come back to see his cousins Melissa Read, seven, Jessica Read and Abby Read, both 12, Beth Powell, 11, and Joe Powell 10.

Gloucestershire police said they had received a complaint from a resident near the park which borders three streets.

A force spokeswoman said: "While we would not discourage any child from playing and having fun in a park we must also respond to official complaints made from the public.

"A report was made to us by a resident who complained of rude and anti-social behaviour from a group of children playing in a nearby tree.

"A PCSO was sent to talk to the children who explained to them that their behaviour had upset one of the neigh-boursand that it would be better if they played further away from the houses to avoid any further upset."

Tree-climbing holiday boy 'terrified' by police warning.

Police defended their decision to give a tree-climbing boy a warning notice after a resident reported him for "rude and anti-social behaviour".

Kade-Liam Read, aged nine, was scaling the tree in a park in Churchdown, Gloucester, where he had gone with five cousins, when he was stopped by a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO).

The boy, who was visiting from Germany and speaks little English, was left "terrified" after the incident which has blighted his holiday, his family said.

His father Bryan Read, 45, said: "They were just playing on the park and climbing the tree when the community police came and gave them a blue slip for antisocial behaviour.

"They said they were abusive but my son can't even speak English so how could he be abusive? "It is the summer holidays and they were just in the park enjoying themselves - they were really scared and my son doesn't know what to think. This is the only holiday we will have this year and it has been spoilt by this nasty experience."

Mr Read lives in Germany and was visiting his mother. He is now worried his son will be too frightened to come back to see his cousins Melissa Read, seven, Jessica Read and Abby Read, both 12, Beth Powell, 11, and Joe Powell 10.

Gloucestershire police said they had received a complaint from a resident near the park which borders three streets.

A force spokeswoman said: "While we would not discourage any child from playing and having fun in a park we must also respond to official complaints made from the public.

"A report was made to us by a resident who complained of rude and anti-social behaviour from a group of children playing in a nearby tree.

"A PCSO was sent to talk to the children who explained to them that their behaviour had upset one of the neigh-boursand that it would be better if they played further away from the houses to avoid any further upset."