An 11-year-old girl was punched and kicked by another girl in a shocking park ‘attack’, while others stood nearby watching and laughing.
The young girl was allegedly ‘assaulted’ on Tuesday afternoon at a Noddle Hill Way park in Bransholme, Hull.
The mother of the girl, who does not want to be named, said her daughter rang her father ‘sobbing’, saying that she had been ‘attacked’, Hull Live reported.
A bystander filmed the shocking incident, which shows another girl hitting and kicking the 11-year-old.
An 11-year-old girl was punched and kicked by another girl in an alleged ‘attack’ at a Noddle Hill Way park in Bransholme, Hull, on Tuesday afternoon
In the footage, which was later shared on social media, people can be heard telling the girl to ‘hit’ the youngster, who then falls to the ground and covers her head.
The victim remains on the floor as the other girl continues to punch her on the back.
One person is heard asking ‘is she really crying?’, before another voice says ‘get lost’ and laughter can be heard in the background.
The girl’s mother, who has seen the video, says she believes the other girl in the video was meant to be her daughter’s friend.
She added that, while she has seen the video, she believes her daughter was ‘attacked’ multiple times by different people.
The girl’s mother has reported the incident to Humberside Police, who said that enquiries are underway.
The mother told Hull Live: ‘We got a phone call off my 11-year-old sobbing that she has been attacked by multiple people – as this was only one of the videos, I can’t get get hold of any more of the videos.
Footage of the shocking incident, which was later shared on social media, shows the 11-year-old being punched on the back while others stand watching and can be heard laughing
The girl’s mother said her daughter had rung her father ‘sobbing’, saying that she had been ‘attacked’ in the park
‘So her dad went to get her. I got sent one video and asked on Facebook if anyone knew who it was.
‘The girl who did it was suppose to be her friend. Then she got attacked after this video and before this video by different people in this group.’
The mother said she was shocked to discover that a ‘friend’ did this to her daughter and decided to contact the other girl’s mother.
She added: ‘I never thought it would be a girl I thought was friends [with her]. I then contacted the girl’s mam and she replied with ‘my daughter wanted a fight’. Then blocked me.’
Parents of some of the other children brought their daughters to the victim’s house to apologise, the mother added.
She also said that her daughter was messaged and ‘tormented’ about the incident, adding that while her daughter is ‘no angel’, she did not deserve to be ‘set upon’.
Humberside Police said enquiries into the incident are ongoing and they are asking anyone who witnessed the August 4 incident to get in touch by calling 101
The girl’s mother said that she was shocked to discover the other girl was meant to be her daughter’s friend and contacted the other girl’s mother, who said ‘my daughter wanted a fight’
Humberside Police said they are appealing to anyone who witnessed the August 4 incident to get in touch by calling 101.
A spokeswoman said: ‘Enquiries are underway following reports that an 11-year-old girl was assaulted by another child yesterday, Tuesday 4 August.
‘The assault took place on Noddle Hill Way at around 3.30pm when the 11-year-old was approached by a group of children.
‘A girl from the group, who is believed to be known to the victim, then reportedly assaulted the 11-year-old.
‘We are appealing to anyone that witnessed the incident or has information that may help our enquiries to call our non-emergency 101 line quoting crime reference 16/81694/20.’