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| Scottish teenager charged as video showing a young girl viciously assaulted goes viral | Scottish teenager charged as video showing a young girl viciously assaulted goes viral |
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| Police in Scotland have charged a fifteen-year-old girl after a video emerged yesterday showing a thirteen-year-old girl being assaulted in front of a group of children. | |
| The footage was uploaded onto Facebook and was viewed more than four million times. | The footage was uploaded onto Facebook and was viewed more than four million times. |
| Watch the shocking attack below. Viewer discretion advised. | Watch the shocking attack below. Viewer discretion advised. |
| The full four-minute video shows a teenage girl dressed in a grey hoodie torment her victim by repeatedly punching, kicking and dragging her by the hair. | The full four-minute video shows a teenage girl dressed in a grey hoodie torment her victim by repeatedly punching, kicking and dragging her by the hair. |
| The perpetrator is seen beaming while humiliating the thirteen-year-old girl; she comments that her victim is “pure shaking like a leaf”. | The perpetrator is seen beaming while humiliating the thirteen-year-old girl; she comments that her victim is “pure shaking like a leaf”. |
| The assault took place in front of a group of children and young teenagers in the Cowdenbeath area, with some attempting to stop the assault after the initial exchange. | The assault took place in front of a group of children and young teenagers in the Cowdenbeath area, with some attempting to stop the assault after the initial exchange. |
| Fife Police acknowledged the video on their Facebook account on Monday evening at 7pm; before announcing they had charged a fifteen year old in connection with the assault at 10:15pm. | Fife Police acknowledged the video on their Facebook account on Monday evening at 7pm; before announcing they had charged a fifteen year old in connection with the assault at 10:15pm. |
| Officers have charged a 15 year old girl in connection with an assault in the Cowdenbeath area. The incident was... | Officers have charged a 15 year old girl in connection with an assault in the Cowdenbeath area. The incident was... |
| The incident had originally been reported to police on Sunday; and a report will now be submitted to the Children’s Reporter. | The incident had originally been reported to police on Sunday; and a report will now be submitted to the Children’s Reporter. |