Standing in the kitchen, Claire Moore* was reeling with shock. Her 10-year-old son, Freddie*, had just thumped her across the shoulder.
It was yet another incident which left her despairing and beside herself with worry about how angry her son had become.
Over a six-month period, she'd been subjected to his outbursts five days a week. She felt as though she was walking on eggshells, unsure what might trigger his fury.
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Claire, 45, who lives in Tonbridge, Kent, explains, ‘It started two years ago, seemingly out of the blue, with door slamming. Then he'd barricade himself in the room, moving his desk across the door. But it escalated horrifyingly. He'd shout and scream, rampage round the house breaking things, pulling down the shower curtain and physically attacking me. In…
