New horrifying video shows SISTER of Syrian refugee waterboarded by bullies being thrown to the floor as she too is targeted in the playgroun
- EXCLUSIVE: The sister of a bullied refugee is targeted by playground thugs
- Sickening footage shows the girl having her headscarf tugged at by bullies
- The footage comes one day after it was revealed her brother was 'waterboarded'
- The refugees were attacked at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield
- A boy, 16, is to be charged with assault over 'water-board' attack on her brother
- The young girl, 14, was so distressed a lawyer for the family said she self-harmed
This is the shocking moment the younger sister of a Syrian refugee 'waterboarded' by a bully is attacked in the playground.
Wearing a pink hijab, the 14-year-old screams as she is pushed to the ground by a school girl after another girl shoves her from behind.
The footage emerged on Wednesday, one day after a video of her brother being attacked at the same school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, shocked the nation.
Both children are members of a Syrian family which fled from the Syrian city of Homs which was under siege from May 2011 to 2014 following protests against dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Since arriving in the UK the pair have been badly bullied.
In the latest harrowing video young sister can be seen in the playground, wearing a bright pink headscarf before the attack begins.
As she stands facing another - much larger girl - another child comes and pushes her from behind.
As she turns on her heel the larger girl shoves her using both hands and she tumbles down a hill.
The larger girl runs after her and also tumbles as she grabs at the smaller girl's headscarf.
The footage ends there but it is claimed the girl had her headscarf completely torn off.
Another child filmed as the girl was shoved from behind into a girl much larger than her
A girl carrying a large, pale bag runs behind the refugee child and shoves her hard in the back - into another girl
The child is trapped in the middle of two tormentors in the playground, moments before she is shoved down a hill
As she turns on her heel she is chased down the hill by a much larger girl where she reportedly had her headscarf torn off
The girl's headscarf appears to be being tugged at as she is shoved down the grassy slope
The larger child mounts the Syrian girl at the bottom of the grassy slope in yet more horrifying footage
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The video came after the huge outpouring of support for her older brother.
A lawyer for her family, Mohammed Akunjee, told Mail Online tonight: 'Last Friday she tried to self harm with a piece of glass on her wrists.
'She has been abused for around a year and a half and some of it has been racial referring to 'Arabs' and where she care from.
'This attack in her also took place yesterday and the family have been told that the girl who attacked her has been excluded from school.
'The family is extremely upset by this new development, to put it mildly.
'They were aware that their daughter was attacked but she downplayed it.
'The father has reacted very emotionally on seeing it, as any father would.
'They don't want their children going to that school any more.'
Mohamme's Tahir, a supporter of the family who is raising funds said the boy's sister had been the victim of 'cruelty' and had attempted suicide.
Tahir added:' The family are refugees in the UK and they struggle to meet the basic necessities of life.
'We want to raise money for the family to ease their situation and hopefully they can use the funds to help improve their quality of life and to put a smile on their faces.
'Having left a war torn country, the least they deserve is to live in peace without being harassed. Please donate generously and let's change this horrible situation into a blessing in disguise for them.'
More than £100,000 has been raised for a teenage Syrian refugee after a video of him being bullied at school was posted online. The victim, in white and wearing a blue cast on his left arm, was approached on the school field as others looked on
In the video, the attacker, carrying a water bottle, headbutts him, and pushes him to the ground
The bully then holds his victim's throat she her pours water over his face
Yesterday, footage from one month ago came to light of the 15-year-old being set upon by a schoolboy in Huddersfield.
The boy was so upset bgy the bullying he has been left 'unable to sleep' and does not want to go to school.
He told ITV: 'I don't feel safe at school. Sometimes I say to my dad I don't want to go to school anymore,' he said.
'I was disappointed when I came to the UK because I was thinking my life is going to be good, my future is going to be really good if I study at school. And I didn't achieve any of that.'
'I woke up at night and just started crying because of this problem.
'When I saw everyone looking at this video I felt ashamed of myself and why it happened. I was really upset about that.'
The violent footage shocked the country and led to thousands of pounds being raised to support his family.
The distressing clip, filmed at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, shows an attacker telling his victim 'I'll drown you' before he launched into the sickening attack.
The victim, who came to Huddersfield two years ago, is headbutted, dragged to the floor by his neck and then pinned down by his throat. The 16-year-old boy attacking him shouts: 'I'll drown you.'
He then tries to force water from a bottle into the boy's mouth as his victim struggles underneath him.
After the attack, the victim frees himself and calmly walks away.
MP Nadine Dorries called for 'serious action' over the bullying and added the UK should 'open its arms' to those facing persecution
Despite a large crowd gathering, none of the other children follow him as he walks off, alone.
The incident occurred last month but it has now been shared thousands of times on Facebook by people angry at a 'lack of action by school chiefs'.
This afternoon the total on the GoFundMe page had topped £100,000 and was continuing to rise.
One woman who donated, named Rose, said: 'I struggle for words when I think about everything your family has been through escaping Syria and starting a new life in a country that treats you like this. I want to help in any way possible.'
Another donor, Simon Porter, said: 'Syrian refugee children who have fled a war torn country being bullied in a UK school is unacceptable.'
David Paton added: 'Poor boy. He manages to escape war and tyranny, only to be bullied by some low life thug in the UK. What an absolute disgrace this bully is, shame on you.'
Mohammed Tahir, who set up the crowdfunding page for the bullying victim, said he had been overwhelmed by the support it had received.
He said: 'I can't thank everyone enough for the generous donations they have made.'
Police said a 16-year-old boy is to be charged with assault.
West Yorkshire Police said the teenager has been interviewed and reported for summons over the incident on a school field and will appear before a youth court 'in due course.'
A lawyer for the family confirmed to MailOnline that the boy and his sister have been subjected to so much abuse that their investigators contacted police, the local council and the the local MP.
Mohammed Akunjee, of Farooq Bajwa & Co, based in Mayfair, London, said: 'We have been investigating this since the family contacted us about the abuse they are receiving.
'The boy and his sister have been subjected to so much abuse that we decided to contact the MP in this case.
'The same day the video went viral on social media of [the boy] being attacked, his sister was also attacked.
'She had her headscarf ripped off in the playground. This is despite us complaining to the school about the abuse.
'She has also attempted suicide, and tried to cut her wrists with a shard of glass the level of bullying got so much.'
The attacker then loosens his grip, the victim gets up and calmly walks away as other students watch on
Police outside the Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire today, where the attack happened
Mr Akunjee said they have contacted the school and the local authority, but have not been given any information on what action was being taken.
He did confirm that the attacker, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was excluded on November 20.
Three other boys that appear in the video are being dealt with by the school.
In statement West Yorkshire Police said a 16-year-old youth has been interviewed and reported for summons for an offence of assault.
The statement said: 'The incident occurred on 25 October this year and has been subject to thorough investigation since it was reported to us the day after.
'The victim and his family are receiving ongoing support from police and other agencies.
'Safeguarding measures have been put in place for the victim and his family.
'A previous unconnected incident on 7 October, in which the victim suffered a wrist injury, was also fully investigated at the time.
'Three youths were interviewed. There was no further police action and the matter was referred to the school.'
Locals named who they claimed was responsible for the attack online, and witnesses said police were at the teen's house last night.
In one post by the boy said to have carried out the attack, he said the organisation 'do right' and re-posted links to Robinson mocking burkas
Another of the posts, shared from the page Robinson, referenced comments by Boris Johnson about Muslim women wearing veils, read: 'Should Britain ban letterboxes because of all the trouble they're causing?' Another showed images of riots, with the words: OUR WORLD TODAY the hell created by one evil ideology'
Family members of the supposed attacker were also named and received death threats online.
A Facebook account believed to belong to the boy features numerous posts shared from the page of English Defence League founder Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.
One of those posts, apparently referencing comments by Boris Johnson about Muslim women wearing veils, read: 'Should Britain ban letterboxes because of all the trouble they're causing?'
Robinson was jailed for contempt of court earlier this year after posting videos about a child grooming trial involving a group of Asian men from Huddersfield. He was later freed on appeal.
As the anger grew, a crowdfunding page set up for the victim receive a deluge of donations.
This morning more than £48,000 had been pledged for the boy's family with some suggesting they should use the money to relocate from Huddersfield where locals claimed the boy's sister has also been bullied.
The video has been viewed more than 27,000 times and attracted hundreds of comments of disgust from Huddersfield parents.
Tory MP Tobias Ellwood was among those to share the footage, writing online: 'Absolute disgrace - Please retweet.
'This bully, his parents, the school where this occurs and the onlookers who fail to step in, all have big questions to answer.
'To the Syrian refugee - I say sorry. It's not the welcoming, friendly Britain we are supposed to be.'
The footage was called 'heartbreaking' by presenter Jeremy Vine.
He said on Twitter: 'I'm trying to resist naming the bully in this film. More important, is it possible to do anything for the victim?
'A Syrian refugee who already had a broken wrist, apparently from a similar attack. Heartbreaking.'
More than 100 Syrian refugees were brought to Huddersfield under a programme from 2015
Barry Sheerman, the Labour MP for Huddersfield, said he has been supporting the teenager's family.
He said: 'Video of assault against one of my constituents absolutely shocking.
'Have been supporting the family since it was first brought to my attention.
'Understand from council that the school have taken strong action.
'Will be following up to ensure all available support is being given!'
An outraged mother of another pupil at the school said the victim was a 'nice boy' who is 'never in trouble.'
Shanaz Abdullah, 39 said her son Birayar, 17, played football with the victim in school last year.
She said: 'I know what he has been through. The victim was much younger than my son but there was a group of them who were all from different countries.
'He struggled to speak English when he first moved here. I asked my son once 'why is the boy playing with you so much younger?'
'He told me it was because he was being bullied by other boys and they wanted him to play with them. He is such a nice boy. He is never in any trouble and would never cause anything.'
Syrian journalist Danny Makki said on Twitter: 'Escapes death, destruction and violence in Syria only to be viciously attacked, waterboarded and bullied at school in the U.K. This makes my blood boil.'
A woman added: 'One of the saddest things about that video is the way the lad gets up and walks away as if he's used to being treated like it... like it's normal. I hope karma is real.'
The victim's family fled the Syrian of Homs which was under siege from May 2011 to 2014 following protest against dictator Bashar al-Assad
On the GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the victim it said the family are 'refugees in the UK and they struggle to meet the basic necessities of life.
It adds: 'We want to raise money for the family to ease their situation and hopefully they can use the funds to help improve their quality of life and to put a smile on their faces.
'Having left a war torn country, the least they deserve is to live in peace without being harassed.
'Please donate generously and let's change this horrible situation into a blessing in disguise for them.'
Head teacher of Almondbury Community School Trevor Bowen said: 'The safety and welfare of students is of paramount importance to us and this was a very serious incident.
'We are not able to comment further as we are supporting the police with their investigation but I want to be clear that we do not tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any sort in our school.'
In a letter to parents, Mr Bowen said: 'You will be aware of widespread media reports about an incident which took place in school.
'The incident happened on our Fernside site a number of weeks ago.
'The safety and welfare of students is our number one priority and I can assure you that this situation is being taken extremely seriously.
'The matter is subject to an ongoing police investigation and, as I am sure you understand, we must be guided by the authorities in the amount of detail we are able to provide.
'However, I can confirm we are working with the police to support their enquiries.
'Since the incident occurred in October, the school, the local authority and the police have all taken action.
'We must allow the legal process to take its course, but I want to be absolutely clear that we do not tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any sort in our school.
'I can also assure you that we are working very hard to ensure it is 'business as usual' across the school and that there is no disruption to the children's education.
'The wellbeing of students is of paramount importance to us and a high level of support is available to anyone who may need it.'
A spokesman for Kirklees Council said on Twitter: 'A police investigation is underway into the video from a local school.
'Neither us nor the school condone violence in any form and behaviour like this will not be tolerated.'
Waterboarding is used as a form of torture where water is poured over the face of the victim and their breathing passages causing the sensation of drowning.
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