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| 14-year-old girl a detained for eight months after video of her attacking boy in Croydon goes viral | |
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| A 14-year-old girl was sentenced to eight-months in detention today after a video went viral that showed her verbally and physically attacking a boy in south London. | |
| The schoolgirl was given the eight-month detention and a restraining order for GBH and witness intimidation alongside a further four months for assault. | |
| Both sentences running concurrently. | |
| In the video that was filmed in Selsdon, Croydon last week, a girl can be heard shouting “are you going to cry?” and “I’m gonna smack this yute” as she holds the boy by his jumper and attempts to hit him. | |
| “That is a good connection you know,” says one of the girl’s friends after she watches the girl slap the boy. | “That is a good connection you know,” says one of the girl’s friends after she watches the girl slap the boy. |
| Despite the girl’s repeated attacks, the boy remains silent throughout and does not react when the 14-year-old asks “are you going to get your cousin?”. | Despite the girl’s repeated attacks, the boy remains silent throughout and does not react when the 14-year-old asks “are you going to get your cousin?”. |
| The girl also appears to advise the boy not to sell marijuana in the area, by saying: “You best fix up, sort yourself out, and when my bredren or anyone on this estate comes for a draw you're not giving them dust, you understand?” | The girl also appears to advise the boy not to sell marijuana in the area, by saying: “You best fix up, sort yourself out, and when my bredren or anyone on this estate comes for a draw you're not giving them dust, you understand?” |
| One onlooker can be heard warning the girl: “You are going to have this on your phone, you are stupid if you do it. | |
| While another friend says: “I can’t watch, I’m trying to tell her but she won’t listen.” | While another friend says: “I can’t watch, I’m trying to tell her but she won’t listen.” |
| The video first appeared on the “Young Rich Britain” Facebook page on 14 May and has gone viral with 2.7 million views in just seven days. | The video first appeared on the “Young Rich Britain” Facebook page on 14 May and has gone viral with 2.7 million views in just seven days. |
| The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on the 15 May, and charged with assault after appearing at Croydon Magistrates Court on the 16 May. | |
| Today she was sentenced to an eight-month detention as it emerged that she had been on a rehabilitation order for grievous bodily harm when the assault took place. | |
| Following the release of the footage, thousands of people commented on the video with posters criticising the girl’s violent actions and praising the boy’s decision not to retaliate. | |
| One commenter wrote: “What a vile child, her mother must be so proud.” | One commenter wrote: “What a vile child, her mother must be so proud.” |
| While another posted: “What a horrible little CHILD! good on him for not hitting her !” | While another posted: “What a horrible little CHILD! good on him for not hitting her !” |