Humiliated on YouTube: Police probe shocking video of young schoolgirl who punched a teenage BOY in the face six times because he wouldn't hit her back



Footage shows the young girl confronting the schoolboy to shouts of encouragement from her friend filming the encounter



Petite schoolgirl repeatedly punches the boy in the head and subjects him to a stream of verbal abuse



A shocking video that shows a young schoolgirl repeatedly punching a male pupil and subjecting him to a stream of foul-mouthed abuse is being investigated by police and education chiefs.

The footage, which was posted on YouTube, shows the petite girl - who appears to be around 14 years old - taunting the boy to shouts of encouragement from a friend filming the encounter in Scotland.



She can then be seen hitting the schoolboy in the head six times in a vicious attack.

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Attack: The video, which was posted on YouTube, shows a foul-mouthed schoolgirl taunting a boy and repeatedly punching him

The incident, which is understood to involve two pupils from Catholic comprehensive St Aidan's High School in Wishaw, was filmed on Tuesday night in the town in North Lanarkshire.

In the video, which lasts almost two minutes, the girl attempts to provoke the school boy, who refuses to retaliate.

She can be heard to say: 'He can't even speak or anything', to which the victim responds by insisting: 'I don't hit lassies.'

The schoolgirl goes on to say: 'You're s******* yourself man, I can tell...'

An onlooker then shouts: 'I need to get home so if you are going to hit the boy hit him, before adding: 'Right well I'm walking home, if you're going to hit him, hit him.



'He's taken his glasses off, just hit him.'

After an inaudible exchange between the schoolgirl and the boy she is then heard to shout: 'You don't be f****** cheeky to me right?', before pushing him and calling him more abusive names.

She then punches the boy in the face five times prompting gasps from the person filming.

The girl is seen attempting to goad the schoolboy into retaliating, shouting: 'Go on, hit me!'

But the victim, who keeps his arms by his side throughout the encounter, repeats: 'I don't hit lassies, right.'

The bully feigns landing another blow on the schoolboy, before actually hitting him once more and shouting more abuse.

Bullying: An onlooker can be heard shouting encouraging at the girl, who confronts the boy (left), before pushing him (right) and shouting abuse



Violent: The girl squares up to the schoolboy (left), who keeps his arms by his side, before hitting him several times



The footage has been removed from YouTube because its content violated the terms of service on the site, which bans so-called 'happy slapping' videos.

A spokesman for St Aidan's High School said it would not be commenting on the video.

The department of Learning and Leisure Services at North Lanarkshire Council said the incident had been reported to police and that it would not tolerate 'bullying of any kind'.

A spokesman said: 'We can confirm that an incident involving two pupils from St Aidan's High School took place last night.

'A full school investigation will be carried out and action will be taken.'

Investigation: Strathclyde Police have been alerted to the video footage and a spokeswoman confirmed they are investigating the incident



The incident took place outside of school hours and away from the grounds, the spokesman said.

'Bullying of any kind is not tolerated and our schools have anti-bullying policies and procedures in place,' he added.

A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: 'We are aware of the video and we are investigating. We can't add anything further at the moment.'

The Catholic school has an eight point code of conduct in place that all pupils are expected to adhere to.

The first rule is to 'treat fellow pupils and all members of the school community with respect'.

Another rule states that 'all forms of bullying are cruel [and] will not be tolerated'.