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As police continue an investigation into the harrowing brawl outside Thomas Knyvett College in Ashford, Surrey, a relative of one of the victims is demanding the school take the strongest action
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A relative of one of the victims of a ‘racist attack’ outside a school has demanded the teachers who ‘allowed’ the horrific altercation to unfold are fired.
Police are investigating after shocking footage of a schoolgirl appearing to be viciously assaulted on a road caused outrage online.
The force today revealed two people were hurt in the brutal incident on Monday afternoon, with the clip showing a woman egging on the teen attackers.
Four people so far have been arrested on suspicion of attempted racially aggravated grievous bodily harm, including a 39-year-old woman, two girls aged 11 and another aged 16.
A 43-year-old man was also arrested.
Speaking to The Mirror at a demonstration outside Thomas Knyvett College in Ashford, Surrey, where the assault took place, a relative of one of the victims claims teachers could seen in the video appearing to do little to defuse the situation.
She wants them sacked and told how her heart sank when she viewed the horrifying footage on social media.
She claims the attack began after one of the girls’ called the mother of another a ‘s**g’.
The clip shows the girl’s braids yanked from her hair scattered down the road and Ms Elliot said: “She’s 15 She’s in her last year of school here and she was actually helping her friend.
“No one from the school brought her back to us We had to go her and get her home. They let her go to my friend’s house and then from her friend’s house she used her friend’s phone to call us.
“She said ‘nobody helped me, they were laughing at me one of the teachers laughed at with my braids on the floor’.
“She had nine braids pulled from her head from the roots and when we look, you can see the dots where they came off the scalp.
“I was thinking ‘who’s coming who’s going to stop it? Who’s jumping out that car?’
“Seeing her heard pulled in all directions, all of the cars stopping, I was thinking ‘who’s jumping out of that car?’.”
Speaking about the girl’s recovery, she added: “She was very lost. Very sad. I think she’s her morale has been boosted because of people, she knows she’s not alone.
“It’s one of those things you when you see on social media just thinking it hurts you so bad. Even then, even if it’s not on your doorstep, we still feel that same thing. It’s distressing.”
Now she is demanding action, saying: “I want them to get rid of those teachers (in the video) I want them to present us with their anti racism policy.
“What do you guys do when all these kids when you get keep getting these reports? What do you do? What are you going to do about it?
“That’s the thing, it’s not a serious issue in this neighbourhood. There’s not enough black people.
“When I asked him (head teacher Richard Besson) in the meeting, I said ‘do you know what hurt me the most in that video?’ I was asking who’s going to stop it?
“Eventually I told him ‘when you walked into the shot, you strolled in and you even allowed one more punch’.”
In a statement shared on Twitter, the school’s head teacher, Richard Beeson, said: “We can assure you that we are taking all necessary steps to ensure this isolated incident is dealt with and that student safety is our paramount concern.”
Inspector Maxine Cilia, Borough Commander for Spelthorne, said, “The video footage of this incident is shocking, and we appreciate the concern it will have caused the wider community.
“Every school child should feel safe as they move through the local community, and we will not tolerate this level of violence. We are providing specialist support to the victim who has now returned home after being treated for the injuries she sustained in this distressing assault.
“Officers are working hard to gather as much evidence as possible to build a strong case.
“Parents, pupils, and the wider public will notice extra police patrols in the area around Thomas Knyvett College today.
“The officers are there to engage with and reassure the community, and we encourage you to approach them if you have any concerns or questions and they will help you in any way they can.”
Source: The Mirror