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A heartbroken mum has turned the tables on school ‘bullies’ who filmed a vicious attack on her schoolgirl daughter.

Claire Walton was devastated to see the footage circulating on social media. It shows her daughter being shouted at and then gripped and thrown around by the hair as she leaves Blessed Edward Jones school in Rhyl.

A friend of the girl who attacked Ms Walton’s daughter filmed the whole incident, which was broken up when a man walking his young children intervened to stop it.

But Ms Walton said she wanted people to see the footage so those responsible could be shamed for their actions.

She said she did not believe the school had done enough to protect her daughter, but it said it “takes such incidents very seriously”. Police have said they are also investigating the attack.

Ms Walton said it was on Friday morning - the day of the attack - that she went into the school to complain about the bullying, claiming her daughter has had food and cups thrown at her hair at lunchtime, glitter thrown at her during textiles lessons and has been tripped up in the corridor.

The mum-of-four said: “Since my daughter went back to school, she’s been targeted by this girl and I went to the school on Friday morning all guns blazing to find out what was being done about it.

“My daughter and her friend have been put in isolation to keep her away from this bully instead of the bully being removed from the classroom, which I think is wrong.

“The school reassured me that they would keep an eye on her and send an email out to all the teachers so they were aware.

“They also said if my daughter came to them with any problems, they would deal with them straight away.

“But during the day, my daughter got wind that she was going to get ‘jumped’ after school and asked if she could leave ten minutes early, but was told no.

“Sure enough, the girl was waiting for her outside and carried out the attack.”

Ms Walton added: “The girl had her friend film it on her mobile phone and it was doing the rounds on Snap Chat and other social media so I decided to share it to shame her.

“It breaks my heart to see someone doing that to my child and it makes me sick to think she asked for help and no one listened to her.

“My daughter has been left with a lump on her head and clumps of her hair have fallen out as she’s brushed it.

“I’ve also reported the matter to the police but until it’s sorted, my daughter is not going back to that school because I can’t trust them to keep her safe.”

A statement from the school said: “As a Catholic community, Blessed Edward Jones High School was saddened to witness the behaviour of one of our family last Friday.

“I would like to assure all pupils, parents and carers that we take such incidents very seriously.

“We respect and value every member of our community, recognising the need for the values of kindness and compassion in school life.

“We will continue to work tirelessly to provide a safe and secure school and set high standards in terms of behaviour towards each other, even at times of difficulty.

“I can assure everybody associated with our school that such behaviour will not be tolerated and the matters surrounding the incident will be investigated fully and fairly.”

Inspector Alwyn Williams from North Wales Police said: “We are aware of this incident.

“An investigation is ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.”