Hate crime probe launched into Telford school attack after video went viral

A HATE crime probe has been launched into the Telford school attack after the video of a boy being attacked went viral.

The West Mercia force said the attack was being treated as a hate crime after becoming aware of the video in what they described as an “incredibly distressing incident”.

The video appears to show a pupil from the Sikh community being pushed to the ground by two other boys and then struck a number of times in the head.

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A statement on the Charlton School website said: “We have taken swift, immediate and appropriate action, including sanctions and targeted intervention for the perpetrators,” it said.

“A police investigation is ongoing, and we are co-operating fully.”

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