Sickening footage shows two bully schoolgirls booting lad, 14, in the head during savage attack
Brave Jake Andrews was defending an autistic pal when he was violently attacked
SICK footage showing a pair of savage girls restraining a young boy and repeatedly kicking him in the head has gone viral.
Heroic Jake Andrews, 14, stepped in to defend an autistic pal who was allegedly being picked on by the two girls, when they turned on him.
A worried friend filmed the disturbing footage, which shows the bullies grabbing an arm each before one shouts, "F***ing hit him," and boot him in the face with shocking force.
He tries to shrug the girls off and kicks one in an attempt to bat her away, but can do little to stop the flurry of punches they land on his face and stomach.
The video, which was filmed in Emersons Green, Bristol, then shows one of the thuggish girls delving into the boy's pockets and apparently trying to grab his phone.
The lad asks, "Why are you touching my phone?", and one of the girls retorts: "Because you're f***ing videoing me. Move it from my face."
She then drags him to one side and throws him over a hedge, throwing her fists at him before shouting: "F***ing hit me again and watch me get you killed."
Clearly frightened, the baby-faced boy, who only has one shoe on, backs away and says: "Yeah, cause I definitely hit you, didn't I?"
Another male, seemingly the person recording the mobile phone footage, then shouts, "p**** hole" before the video cuts out.
The 18-second clip, filmed on June 7, has been watched more than 600,000 times since it was posted online by Jake on Thursday.
Jake was left with marks on his forehead, scratches, lumps and a sore jaw and headache, and the police are involved.
His proud mum Clare, 49, from Yate, commended her lad for defending his friend and not retaliating.
"It really did leave him shaken, bruised and sore," said Mum-of-four Clare.
"I think he put it on Facebook because he wanted to get the message out there that violent behaviour was just not acceptable.
"We brought him up not to hit girls and the footage really shows that.
"As I mum I just could not watch it. I saw the first kick and I haven't been able to see the rest of it.
"It has been a very stressful time for us all and we are proud of him."
It is understood the girls, aged 14 and 15, have been expelled from school.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary are investigating the incident.
A spokesman said: "We're investigating an assault on a 14-year-old boy in Emersons Green on the evening of Tuesday 7 June.
"We're aware of a video on social media and this will form part of our ongoing investigation.
"We're taking steps to ensure this video is removed from social media and would ask users to refrain from leaving abusive comments, as any messages considered to be of a threatening nature will be investigated.
"The full circumstances surrounding this assault will be examined and safeguarding measures are in place for all those involved."
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