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| Huddersfield school refugee 'attack' video: Boy, 16, to be charged | |
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| A 16-year-old boy is to be charged with assault after a video showing a 15-year-old Syrian refugee being attacked was shared on social media. | |
| The boy is shown being dragged to the ground at a school in Huddersfield before water is poured into his face. | |
| The video was filmed in a lunch break at Almondbury Community School on 25 October, West Yorkshire Police said. | The video was filmed in a lunch break at Almondbury Community School on 25 October, West Yorkshire Police said. |
| The force said the older boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Youth Court "in due course". | The force said the older boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Youth Court "in due course". |
| Police initially said they were investigating a report of a racially aggravated assault. | Police initially said they were investigating a report of a racially aggravated assault. |
| An online fundraising page set up to help the 15-year-old boy and his family has so far raised more than £50,000. | An online fundraising page set up to help the 15-year-old boy and his family has so far raised more than £50,000. |