A dangerous craze where children are filmed being attacked by other kids at school could lead to a child being killed.
That's the warning from the half-brother of a 13-year-old girl who was dragged to the ground by her hair and kicked in the head by other youngsters.
The victim was just leaving for home after school when she was attacked only metres from the gates.
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A video online shared by children in Rochdale before Easter shows the assault.
Credit: Sky News.
What looks like around two dozen other children are gathered around baying and jeering. An adult witness told Sky News there were around 40 kids present at the attack which experts say is becoming a "sickening" and "growing" trend in Britain's schools.
The motive for the attack was quite possibly the videos themselves - a moment of notoriety on social media, creating content to be shared and laughed about in private groups on Snapchat.
A fair number of the children present had their phones out filming. Many seemed to know the ambush was coming.
At least one of those filming also joined in on the assault, kicking the victim while she was on the ground.
Attacks 'getting more vicious'
Billy, 44, the half-brother, and legal guardian of the victim says this is becoming a dangerous craze.
He told Sky News:
"They pick on someone who's normally quiet, somebody who doesn't bother anybody, they'll then use that person as a target to create this online content. And it's getting more vicious as each attack comes.
"I don't believe my sister has any long-running rivalries within the school. I believe this was created solely for the content of the internet."
Sky News has reported that the attack on the 13-year-old is now being investigated by the police.
But the National Bullying Helpline says schools and authorities are failing to keep pace with this growing UK-wide problem.
Original article: 'A Child Is Going To Lose Their Life': Sickening Trend Of Children Filming Attacks On Other Kids
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