Mum's tears after watching video of son's brutal beating

A devastated mum has spoken out after a distressing video emerged showing her 13 year old son being brutally attacked. The boy was repeatedly punched and then kicked in the head as he lay on the ground and video of the incident was circulated on social media.

The assault took place on Tuesday, May 7, and involved pupils from Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen in Caernarfon. It was recorded by another child and shared online. For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter.

North Wales Police confirmed they are looking into the matter. Both Cyngor Gwynedd and the school have issued a joint statement condemning any form of bullying.

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The boy's mother, who has chosen to stay anonymous, claimed her son was also attacked earlier that same day on the school premises. She told North Wales Live: "My son was assaulted...that day in morning break time. My son didn't think much of it.

"Later he was by the shops in Maesincla. He noticed a group of children standing on the corner. The minute they spotted him they ran down to Afon Fach. Little did he know...when he got there he would be ambushed."

The attack took place in the lane at around 3.40pm, she explained. At the time, she was helping her boyfriend paint a relative's house: "Next thing I had a phone call from my sister saying 'you'd better get home," she said.

Upon returning, she discovered her son had suffered a black eye as well as bruising to his head, forehead, and body. She said: "I couldn't believe what happened to him."

She said that she and her partner immediately took their son to Caernarfon Police Station but were redirected to Bangor Police Station. Before attending in Bangor they took him to A&E at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. She added: "He was vomiting from shock and had blood coming from his ear.

"They wanted to make sure it was blood coming from his ear rather than blood from his brain. So they took a CT scan of his brain. We were there for six hours and left at 11.30pm."

Eventually, he was discharged and prescribed painkillers. After watching the video of the incident, the boy's mother said she was "crying in the toilets". She claims some people present at the incident were stopping others from preventing the attack.

The next day, Wednesday, May 8, she filed an official report at Bangor Police Station. That evening, she received a call from an officer about the incident. Since then, her son has been receiving support from his classmates but has stayed home from school.

She said: "I asked him 'what does he want? ' and he said 'I want to feel safe'... My son is not a confident person anyway. He did not even raise his hands (to defend himself). And now he has missed school."

A police spokesperson confirmed: "We are investigating an incident involving pupils at a Caernarfon school which occurred off school premises on Tuesday May 7th. Officers are in contact with the victim, their family and the school, and continue to update them with regards to the investigation."

District Inspector Ian Roberts added: "I understand that a video of the incident has been shared on social media. Whilst the investigation is ongoing, I would urge members of the public to stop sharing it, and to remove it from any pages. This is for the wellbeing of the pupil involved."

The police have called for anyone with information that could assist their enquiries to get in touch via the force website or by calling 101, quoting reference 24000419754. When asked about the allegation of an assault within the school grounds, a Cyngor Gwynedd spokesperson stated: "All allegations of bullying, harassment and violence are taken very seriously and all Gwynedd schools follow clear guidelines if reports of unacceptable behaviour are made."

They added: "It would not be appropriate to make further comment as this matter relates to an active police investigation."