'Bully' Bailey McLaren Attacks Syrian Refugee Jamal in Viral Video | Heavy.com
A 16-year-old Syrian refugee was tackled and "waterboarded" by a bully at a school in Huddersfield, England, a disturbing viral video shows.
The teen was attacked by his classmate while walking outside of the school in October, but the video was posted online on November 27 and quickly spread on social media.
A GoFundMe campaign has been started to raise money for the family of the boy in the video, who has been identified by his first name, Jamal.
Supporters of the boy and his family say he and his sister have been bullied on other occasions since moving to England.
Jamal's arm can be seen in a cast in the video as the result of a previous attack, according to the GoFundMe page.
The incident happened at Almondbury Community School on October 25 and police have been investigating along with school officials.
The other student in the video, who can be seen "tackling, choking and waterboarding" Jamal, has been identified on social media as 16-year-old Bailey McLaren, a supporter of British far-right groups whose family members have been involved in previous racial incidents.
McLaren and his family did not respond to requests for comment about the video.
The shocking video has been viewed more than two million times on Twitter and thousands of times on other social media sites.
You can watch the video below:.
Police Say a 16-Year-Old Boy, Who Told Jamal 'I'll Drown You,' Has Been Interviewed.
In the video, the bully, identified as Bailey McLaren, can be seen walking up to the Syrian refugee, identified as 16-year-old Jamal, while holding a water bottle.
The attacker appears to kick Jamal, who is much smaller than him, multiple times, while Jamal tries to walk away.
He then suddenly grabs him by the throat and drags him to the ground while still choking the boy.
The bully then keeps his hand on Jamal's throat while pouring water on his face and telling him, "I'll drown you." Jamal rolls away from him and stands up.
The video ends with Jamal walking away from his attacker.
Local police released a statement about the incident on November 27.
"We are investigating a report of a racially-aggravated assault of a 15-year-old boy which occurred on playing fields at Almondbury Community School at about 1 p.m.
on October 25," Superintendent Steve Dodds, of the West Yorkshire Police Kirklees District, said in a statement.
"A 16-year-old boy has been interviewed by voluntary attendance in connection with the incident and we are continuing to progress the investigation.".
MP Barry Sheerman tweeted, "Video of assault against one of my constituents absolutely shocking.
Have been supporting the family since it was first brought to my attention.
Understand from council that the school have taken strong action.
Will be following up to ensure all available support is being given!".
Almondbury Community School Head Teacher Trevor Bowen told the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, "The safety and welfare of students is of paramount importance to us and this was a very serious incident.
We are not able to comment further as we are supporting the police with their investigation but I want to be clear that we do not tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any sort in our school.".
The Kirklees Council added, "A police investigation is underway into the video from a local school.
Neither us nor the school condone violence in any form and behaviour like this will not be tolerated.".
The newspaper reports that the video has sparked outrage in the community, with many calling the bully's actions "pathetic.
" Others have criticized the school for not taking action, but some told the newspaper that the boy in the video, Bailey McLaren, has been "permanently excluded," or expelled, from the school.
Police are said to be guarding McLaren's home after his address and other personal information were shared online with threats of retaliatory violence made against him and his family, The Daily Mail reports, but most online have called for him to be punished, not injured.
Jamal Moved to the UK From Syria 2 Years Ago & Has Been Subject to 'Months of Bullying Along With His Sister,' According to the GoFundMe.
Jamal, the 16-year-old victim, moved to Huddersfield with his family as a refugee from Syria two years ago.
Mohammed Tahir, who started a verified GoFundMe campaign to help Jamal and his family, wrote, "The victim Jamal is a refugee in the UK who has been subject to months of bullying along with his little sister.
To the point where his little sister has broken the lenses in her glasses and attempted to cut her own wrists in school toilets.".
According to Tahir, Jamal's sister has attempted suicide as a result of the cruelty she and her family have faced.
Tahir added:.
Jamal's family are refugees in the UK and they struggle to meet the basic necessities of life.
We want to raise money for the family to ease their situation and hopefully they can use the funds to help improve their quality of life and to put a smile on their faces.
Having left a war torn country, the least they deserve is to live in peace without being harassed.
Please donate generously and let's change this horrible situation into a blessing in disguise for them.
Tahir wrote on the fundraiser page, "My friend does regular charity work in Huddersfield which involves giving food donations to refugee families.
He is in contact with them and has made them aware of this Go Fund Me page.
My friend is also keeping me updated on any responses from them.
The video was heart breaking to watch and I just wanted to help them out in any way I could.
I had the idea to set up this page and through immense support from social media it has all gone really well.".
He added, "plan to add Jamal's relevant guardians as the beneficiaries of the total funds.
I am working with Kelsey from Go Fund Me (we are in contact via email) to ensure that the money gets to them.".
The campaign had raised more than £24,828 in six hours.
Danny Maki, a Syrian journalist based in London, wrote on Twitter, "Escapes death, destruction and violence in Syria only to be viciously attacked, waterboarded and bullied at school in the U.K.
This makes my blood boil.".
Saeed Ali, whose tweet featuring the video has more than two million views, wrote, "The perverse thing is our elected leaders who oversaw water boarding as a legitimate tool have radicalised the young, not only to see all refugees as an enemy but to see water boarding as a joke, our children are being polluted with hate, it is frightening to see its growth.
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