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This is the sickening moment a schoolboy is dragged to the floor by his neck, pinned down by his throat and 'waterboarded'.

The violent video appears to involve pupils at Almondbury Community School and has been shared widely on social media.

The video, seemingly filmed by a friend of the attacker, shows a boy with his arm already in a plaster cast being targeted on the school field.

It shows a boy approach the smaller child, headbutting him, dragging him to the floor by his neck and then pinning him down by his throat.

He then tries to force water from a bottle in his mouth, shouting: "I'll drown you".

The victim, allegedly a 16-year-old Syrian refugee who came to Huddersfield two years ago, twists away from the attempt to 'waterboard' him and calmly walks away.

It is thought the incident occurred more than a month ago but it has now been shared thousands of times on Facebook by people angry at a 'lack of action by school chiefs'. Others have said on social media that the attacker has been permanently excluded.

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The video has gone viral and attracted hundreds of comments of disgust from Huddersfield parents.

Most dubbed the attack "pathetic" with some calling for the police to be involved.

Head teacher 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."

Waterboarding is a form of torture where water is poured over the face of the victim and their breathing passages causing the sensation of drowning.