Horror bullying videos shock nation

The latest video emerged on Tuesday showing three girls being viciously beaten in Pukekohe.

The girls are seen cowering together as they are set upon by a group of female attackers, who pick off the three victims one by one, punching them in the head, kicking them and dragging them by the hair.

An earlier video showed a girl being assaulted by at least two attackers outside a Pukekohe school.

The New Zealand Herald reported the police had confirmed that the same offenders are involved in both attacks.

Family of one of the teenagers allegedly involved in the incident have apologised for her actions.

One of the attackers’ mothers said they are deeply and sincerely apologetic for the pain she had inflicted on the girls.

“We are so sorry for it all,” they said.

“In no shape or form was she raised like this, we will work with police, and Oranga Tamariki (the Ministry for Children) to put plans in place for what we can do to help her learn her lesson.”

An aunt of one of the young victims spoke to Newshub and said the 11-year-olds in the first video are shy, polite and quiet girls who have been traumatised and are afraid to go out.

The girls had been wrongly accused of taking photos of the offenders, the aunt, who didn‘t want to be named to try to protect the victim’s identity, said.

She also said that all three suffered extensive injuries, and her niece was badly bruised along her body and across her face. The other victims suffered a chipped tooth, delayed concussions, black eyes and extensive bruising.

The physical pain was coupled with severe emotional trauma, the aunt told Newshub.

“Anger is the first emotion, and then you just feel really sad, I mean it‘s sad for the girls assaulted, but I actually feel sad for the girls who have done it, to think what has caused this.

“I feel mortified for the girls, I can‘t imagine being in that video with everyone watching it as they are.”

Police said they are aware of both videos circulating online and have asked people to stop sharing them because of their graphic content.

Police also said they were extremely concerned about the level of violence and confirmed the attacks shown in both videos were linked.

Counties Manukau South Area Commander Inspector Joe Hunter said most of the offenders were involved in both attacks.

A friend of the girl being beaten up in first video said it was hard to explain how the victim felt after being “on blast all over social media without people even thinking how it makes her feel”.

“It should have been censored. She is traumatised and I hate how this will impact the whole world who comes across this disgusting video because we‘re all not like this.

“But imagine coming home from school to three girls attacking you for something you had no control over.

“I have never seen my home town like this; we all have a lot of love for each other. It breaks my heart that this poor girl has to fear being seen again because girls thought it was okay to do this to her.

“She also doesn‘t know who’s out to get her next because of how viral the video is going.”

In the latest video, three girls appear to be lined up against a wall near the BNZ Pukekohe. Each victim is targeted one by one, having to watch as their peers are viciously beaten next to them.

Two girls can be seen taking numerous swings at the victims as they stand facing the camera.

The video begins with one victim saying “I‘m so sorry, I don’t want to fight – please,” before a girl standing next to her is kicked in the face.

The second girl is then punched at least seven times in the head in the footage.

One victim can be seen left standing, as two other girls approach her and chase her and out of the frame of the video.

The footage then cuts to show one girl dragging a victim by her hair back into view of the camera. She then smacks her across the head, kicks her with her knee, and punches her in the head, before pulling her to and fro by her hair.

The video has at least 25,000 views in one Facebook post. It is also circulating on TikTok. Social media users have condemned the senseless violence, calling on the attackers to be arrested and held accountable.

This article originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald and was reproduced with permission