Shocking video footage shows a girl being swung around by the hair in a fight before school.
The vicious altercation was reported to have taken place on Monday morning, April 25, on Walton Vale near to the Windsor Pub. Merseyside Police are appealing for information following the fight, which was filmed on a mobile phone and shared widely on social media.
It involved two girls, thought to be in their early teens, one of whom is a pupil at Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College. Onlookers can be heard egging the girls on in the video, as one woman shouts "smash her into the wall."
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A passerby attempts to stop the girls from fighting as she shouts "oi give it a rest." The woman then tells another onlooker "you're as bad as they are love", to which she replies "I know bye".
The girls can be seen climbing on top of each other and hitting each other over the head before one of them swings the other around by her hair. The footage ends with one woman shouting "I'll f*** your mum if you go near her again you little dog."
Parents branded the violent scenes as "disgusting" and a "disgrace" after the footage was shared online. Merseyside Police said they are reviewing the video footage and enquiries are ongoing.
Paul Stirling, Head of Archbishop Beck, said: “The safety of all our students is our main priority. This incident is currently being investigated by Merseyside Police so we are unable to comment further.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident or with any information is asked to contact police. You can contact the officer in charge of the case, Constable Will Freeman Dunn, with any information via @MerpolCC on Twitter on Twitter or Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook quoting reference 22000284662.
Alternatively you can leave information anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. You can also use their online form anonymously: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information-online.
