WEST Yorkshire Police say they are investigating an online video in which a ten-year-old boy is chased and beaten by two youths.
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The video is said to have been uploaded to Facebook on a profile listing its user address as Bradford, although the original has now been deleted.
It has since been re-posted by the English Defence League, with the page viewed more than 100,000 times.
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In the video, the boy is kicked and punched by two attackers before trying to escape in a nearby garden.
One of the youths then kicks and punches him repeatedly as he is lying on the ground.
A statement on West Yorkshire Police's Contact Centre Twitter account posted this afternoon read: "We are aware of the video posted on Facebook regarding the attack on a 10-year-old child. Police are investigating."
West Yorkshire Police later added a further update via its Facebook page, which read: “Police would like to ask the public to refrain from posting a video of an alleged attack on a youth, which is believed to have occurred in Bradford.
“The incident is currently being investigated by West Yorkshire Police and any updates will be published in due course.”
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