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Police charge school boy for racially aggravated assault on Syrian refugee
Police officers walk past a school l in Huddersfield where the incident is alleged to have taken place
A TEENAGER has been charged for racially aggravated assault over a filmed attack on a Syrian refugee police said today.
A viral video showed the Syrian boy, whose arm was already in a sling, being dragged along the ground and having water poured down his mouth.
Footage of the incident, which took place at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield on October 25, sparked outrage and an online crowdfunding page for the victim was formed, receiving nearly £80,000 in donations in a day.
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