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Boy cautioned over Huddersfield school refugee attack video | |
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A 16-year-old boy has received a police caution for an assault on a Syrian refugee filmed and shared online. | |
Footage showed the 15-year-old being dragged to the ground and having water poured into his face at a school in Huddersfield. | |
Prosecutors had decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges of racially aggravated assault against his attacker, police said. | Prosecutors had decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges of racially aggravated assault against his attacker, police said. |
West Yorkshire Police said the victim's family had been informed. | |
In a statement, the force said they had "been kept updated throughout the process and has been updated on the Crown Prosecution Service's decision". | |
The attack happened during a lunch break at Almondbury Community School in October. | The attack happened during a lunch break at Almondbury Community School in October. |
After the footage was shared, an online appeal page to help the teenager and his family raised more than £50,000. | After the footage was shared, an online appeal page to help the teenager and his family raised more than £50,000. |
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