Horrific viral video shows terrifying level of youth violence as girl called Sharkeisha sucker-punches female 'love-rival' and friends coolly film the assault on cell phone

Sharkeisha had to be restrained by another girl as her victim lay on the ground covering her face



The video was posted on Instagram on Tuesday but later removed by the site - but not before it went viral



A video of a horrifying assault on a young woman by a female attacker has spread across the Internet.

In a smartphone clip, uploaded to Instagram on Tuesday, a girl called Sharkeisha is seen viciously sucker-punching a girl called Shay in the face before kicking her in the head as she lies curled up on the ground.

Sharkeisha then has to be restrained by another young woman as her victim lies on the ground, protecting her head with her hands.



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A girl, called Sharkeisha on the tape posted online on Tuesday, sucker-punches her victim as she sends her flying to the ground

The attacker then screams obscenities at her victim who lies on the ground holding her head. It appears that the confrontation followed a dispute over a boyfriend.



The identity of Sharkeisha has not yet been confirmed however several Twitter and Facebook users have identified the attacker as 22-year-old Sharkeisha Tyeshia Thompson from North Carolina.

This young woman, also known as Shakeisha, has a number of prior convictions and mugshots listed with the Sheriff's Office in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

The video went viral after it was posted on Instagram but was later removed by the social media site. It was later uploaded by worldstarhiphop.com where the number of 'likes' jumped by thousands in a matter of minutes.



The brutal assault has spawned a number of spoof videos and memes, many based on the movie Sharknado and its similarity to the attacker's name - however it is unlikely that authorities will take such a light-hearted view of the vicious assault.

The girl named Shay appears to be trying to appease the girl named Sharkeisha before she is attacked

The victim covers her head as the girl lays into her with blows while another off-camera girl films it

The victim covers her face as Sharkeisha kicks the girl in the face with a sickening thud