two 11-year-old girls left their after-school club around 5pm to walk ten minutes and meet an older brother who was escorting them home. It was dark but the streets were well lit and it was a quiet residential area.
As they waited they noticed a small group of older youngsters who attended their school walking towards them. As the group passed, one boy turned and hit the girls hard on the head. They reeled in shock and became aware of the rest of the group laughing and jeering as one filmed the attack on his mobile phone. Both girls were hit several times before their attacker yelled to his friends, 'Did you get it?' and ran off.
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