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Police are investigating after harrowing phone footage was posted online showing two 14-year-old girls being beaten and humiliated by bullies in a Birmingham street.

The grainy video shows the teenagers being punched and their bags grabbed and emptied in Northfield by an older girl as a laughing crowd looks on.

The distressing footage is being widely circulated on Facebook.

At one point the innocent victims are ordered to their knees by the older girl and made to say 'sorry' to another female.

The attack is believed to have happened on Saturday evening in Hilary Grove, Northfield.

A statement by West Midlands Police said: “Police are aware of a video circulating on Facebook that shows two teenage girls being attacked by a group in Northfield.

“The offence was reported to police on Saturday night and detectives have been following several lines of enquiry to trace those responsible.

"The unprovoked attack against the girls, both aged 14, happened at around 10pm on Saturday (11 July) in Hilary Grove.”

DS Dean Gordon, of Birmingham Police, added: “The violence shown against these two girls is completely unacceptable and our investigation is progressing quickly.

“This kind of mindless attack will not be tolerated in Birmingham and those involved will be brought to justice.”

Anyone with information about those responsible is urged to call DS Dean Gordon on 101 or contact, Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 .