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Birmingham 'bullying' video girl admits assault and robbery | |
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A 16-year-old whose attack on two other girls was filmed and posted online has been warned she may be "locked up" for the offence. | |
The girl, who cannot be named because of her age, pleaded guilty to robbery and assault when she appeared at Birmingham Youth Court earlier. | |
The attack took place in the Northfield area of Birmingham on Saturday evening. | The attack took place in the Northfield area of Birmingham on Saturday evening. |
Her solicitor said the girl had received "thousands of death threats" after her identity was shared online. | |
Police have urged people to delete the video from their Facebook accounts in case it affects further legal proceedings. | |
Mobile phone footage of the incident, which has been viewed millions of times, shows two victims being punched, and having their bags taken and emptied. | |
When admitting assault and robbery, the girl told police she could not remember anything about the incident, which happened at about 22:00 BST on Saturday, because she had "downed a bottle of vodka" in the hours beforehand. | |
As a result of the adverse publicity, the girl's solicitor Amy Nuttall said the teenager was kept in police custody "for her own welfare", after her identity was revealed. | |
Ms Nuttall said: "She was receiving thousands of death threats, after her mobile phone number was provided on the internet. | |
"The phone has now been disposed of." | |
The girl, who has left school, said she was "disgusted" with herself after being shown a video of what happened. | |
Sandra Murgatroyd, prosecuting, said two groups of youngsters had clashed on the night of the attack. | |
The teenager then accused two girls in the other group of "of giving her a dirty look". | |
She forced the first girl to get on her hands and knees to apologise, and hit her in the face with a handbag before turning on a second victim. | |
The teenager then went through the victim's bag, stole her phone and purse and told her she would "beat her up if she grassed". | |
District judge Shamim Qureshi told the 16-year-old there was a "high probability" she would be given a detention and training order of up to eight months when she is sentenced. | |
"That's the one that locks you up," he said. | |
Officers have already spoken to two other individuals, a police spokesman said, and "plans are in place" to arrest a second girl. | Officers have already spoken to two other individuals, a police spokesman said, and "plans are in place" to arrest a second girl. |