The sister of a baby boy thrown in front of a bus by a playground bully has been told she must go back to the same school as the alleged attacker.

In July, the 13-year-old allegedly had tiny Tavish Dabadeen snatched from her arms and thrown into a bus lane by a girl who she claimed bullies her at school.

The teenager suffers from a rare skin condition called vitiligo, which affects the pigmentation of her skin making it appear blotchy.

She was allegedly confronted by two girls from her school while out shopping with her mother in Croydon.

During the incident, one of the girls allegedly snatched seven-month-old Tavish from her arms and threw him into the bus lane outside West Croydon station.

Miraculously, the toddler survived with minor injuries and bruising.

The girl’s father, Rajiv Dabadeen, said he removed his daughter and her sister from the school for fear of repercussions from the bullies and asked Croydon Council to send them to another school.

He said: “We had a meeting with the education authority about the incident and my daughter’s bullying. They suggested the girls go back to the same school, but they feel very insecure doing so.”

A spokesman for Croydon Council said: “Although we cannot comment on the details of any specific case, we can confirm we had a meeting with the family and the school to offer them our support.

“We are waiting to hear how they would like to proceed with arrangements for their daughters’ schooling.”

Two 14-year-old girls were arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm, common assault and racially-aggravated public order offences and have been bailed until October 4.