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The mother of a nine-year-old boy who sold air fresheners to boost his pocket money has revealed his teachers called the police on him.
Alicia McHale, from Gorton, east Manchester, said she was shocked when two officers were sent round looking for Donnan.
She blasted Sacred Heart Primary School for leaving her upset and embarrassed and said the authorities did not need to have been involved.
Donnan started buying a packet of four air fresheners from a pound shop then sold them individually for £1 each outside a Tesco petrol station.
He proved to be a natural salesman and in just four weeks had earned enough to buy a coat, phone, bike and tracksuit.
But he was allegedly rumbled by a teacher at his nearby school who later told the police on him.
Alicia McHale, from Gorton, east Manchester, said she was shocked when two officers were sent round looking for Donnan (pictured)
Donnan started buying a packet of four air fresheners from a pound shop then sold them individually for £1 each outside a Tesco petrol station. Pictured: The boy with local rapper Meekz
Alicia said the two officers knocked on her door on January 12 and wanted to speak to Donnan.
She said: 'I asked them what the problem was. They just said ''we've had a phone call from the school, it's from Sacred Heart, could we come in a minute''?'
After speaking with the youngster, she said they seemed unconcerned, adding: 'Donnan explained... the officers were
