Two teens pleaded guilty to assaulting black girl outside school which was recorded in a Snapchat video.

Two teenage girls have admitted to assaulting a black schoolgirl in a vicious attack that was recorded and uploaded online. The video went viral on Snapchat and showed the 15-year-old victim being punched, kicked, and her hair being pulled. The assault took place outside of Thomas Knyvett College in Ashford, Surrey on February 6th and adults could be heard egging on the two attackers.

Five people were arrested in connection with the attack, but two of them, both 16-years-old and unable to be identified due to their age, appeared in Guildford youth court yesterday. After confirming their names, dates of birth, and addresses, the two defendants pleaded guilty to one charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. One of the girls also pleaded guilty to assaulting a second teenage girl on the same day.

The second defendant pleaded not guilty to one charge of racially aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm and sending a threatening message to the black girl on Snapchat two days prior to the attack. Video of the assault was presented to the magistrates, which showed the second defendant repeatedly calling the girl a “monkey” and threatening to “rip a dreadlock out of your big fat head.” The defendant denies she was the one making such threats.

The attackers had attempted to rip the girl’s braids out, and the second victim said in an impact statement that she saw the same defendant assault the first victim, while her co-defendant hit her, kicked her in the neck, and pulled her hair out. The defendant also dragged the girl onto the floor and kicked her in the thighs for a period of five minutes.

The victim’s eyes were bruised and her braided hair had been pulled out at the scalp. The response of staff to the incident was met with backlash and criticism from MPs, and a protest was held outside of the school two days after the attack.

The judge of the bench, Sue Hodnett, decided to bail the defendant who admitted both charges until her sentencing on November 22nd. The second defendant was also bailed and will stand trial on a date to be fixed, and be sentenced for the offence she admitted at a later date.

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