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A father has sparked fury after he was caught on camera dragging his 10-year-old child along the ground by a rope tied around his neck.

This shocking footage shows the moment the dad pulled the screaming and crying child along the ground for around 100 metres as a cruel punishment.

In the footage, the man is seen opening the door of a white truck and inside the young boy cowers with a rope around his neck.

Filmed in the Zhejiang province of China, the video shows the man call on the boy to get out, but when the terrified lad backs away, the man forcefully pulls on the rope - sending the child tumbling out of the vehicle and onto the floor.

The man then walks down the road and onto the pavement dragging the boy with him while screaming: "Might as well raise you like a dog", before the lad stumbles to the ground.

This does not appear to stop the man, who continues to pull the child along the pavement on his hands and knees, before the pair disappear into a department block.

The video, caught by a neighbour, was then uploaded to social networks where it sparked claims of child abuse

According to reports in China, the father, a truck driver who has not been named, claimed that he lost his temper with his son after he saw him playing outside and not studying.

When quizzed by reporters, the father admitted the punishment was inappropriate.