Child assault videos posted online

Monday 04 February 2019

Videos of schoolchildren fighting and being assaulted have been caught on camera and posted online, Jersey Police have said.

According to Sergeant Robbie Herd, the videos were posted to an Instagram page called 'Jersey scraps 2', which now appears to have been taken down.

He described the page's content as being "violence-related", explaining: "The incidents  captured are of local school children being filmed fighting and in some cases assaulted."

The alert was circulated to schools and parents on Friday afternoon to "disrupt any similar future behaviour", with Police then appealing for further information from the public over the weekend. 

Pictured: Police are working to identify the individuals caught on camera.

Investigations into the incidents are now underway, involving the identification of those involved in the fights and assaults as well as those responsible for circulating and uploading the films.

School liaison officers are working with schools to continue the violent video clampdown, and the Education Department confirmed that it is also aware of the issue.

"Education are aware of this activity. On the request of the police, schools have contacted parents to let them know about it and to ask for their support with the police investigation and with efforts to keep children safe," a spokesperson told Express.

Pictured: The alert was sent to various schools, including Jersey College Prep, who posted on their Facebook page.

Richard Sugden, Headteacher of Jersey College Prep, which was one of the first schools to share the alert, commented: "We were contacted by the Head of Governance for CYPES [Children, Young People, Education and Skills] and asked to disseminate the information to students/parents.

"We were happy to bring this to the attention of our parents and families as part of our ongoing E-safety measures in the interest of safeguarding our pupils. We regularly use our school Facebook page as a quick and effective form of communicating information to our parents and the wider community."

Anyone with information on those involved is urged to contact Police on 612612 or make an anonymous report to Crimestoppers over the phone (0800 555111) or using their online form.