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Boy filmed waterboarding Syrian refugee escapes with caution
28 March 2019 | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/768567/syrian-refugee-attack-boy-waterboarding-caution
A BOY who waterboarded a Syrian refugee in vile footage that horrified the nation has escaped with a caution.
The 16-year-old – who cannot be named for legal reasons – sparked such outrage his mum fled the country after receiving death threats, relatives said.
The footage show the victim, who had fled the war-torn nation, with his arm in a cast being headbutted.
He was also dragged to the floor as his attacker said: "I’ll drown you."
And he then poured a bottle of water on the boy’s face at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield, West Yorks, as others watched and cheered.
But yesterday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced there "was not sufficient evidence" to charge the culprit with "racially aggravated assault".
He will face no further action after agreeing to accept a caution for the less serious charge of common assault.
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said after the attacker had been summonsed to court police received 'further intelligence and evidence'.
He said: "A review of the case was undertaken to investigate whether there was a racially aggravated element to the offence.
"A file was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service for their consideration.
"The CPS has concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to charge the suspect with a racially aggravated assault and he was given a caution for a section 39 assault.
"The victim and his family has been kept updated throughout the process and has been updated on the CPS’s decision.''
CAUTION: A boy was filmed waterboarding a Syrian refugee (Pic: NC)
Well-wishers raised £150,000 to help the victim's family move home.
Tory MP Nadine Dorries called for "serious action" over the incident and added the UK should "open its arms" to those facing persecution.
The attacker claims he had previously been on "good terms" with the refugee.
He said it was an "isolated" incident and had not been "bullying him over a period of time".
Edit: Video replaced with one from EuroNews as could not embed.
28 March 2019 | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/768567/syrian-refugee-attack-boy-waterboarding-caution
A BOY who waterboarded a Syrian refugee in vile footage that horrified the nation has escaped with a caution.
The 16-year-old – who cannot be named for legal reasons – sparked such outrage his mum fled the country after receiving death threats, relatives said.
The footage show the victim, who had fled the war-torn nation, with his arm in a cast being headbutted.
He was also dragged to the floor as his attacker said: "I’ll drown you."
And he then poured a bottle of water on the boy’s face at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield, West Yorks, as others watched and cheered.
But yesterday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced there "was not sufficient evidence" to charge the culprit with "racially aggravated assault".
He will face no further action after agreeing to accept a caution for the less serious charge of common assault.
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said after the attacker had been summonsed to court police received 'further intelligence and evidence'.
He said: "A review of the case was undertaken to investigate whether there was a racially aggravated element to the offence.
"A file was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service for their consideration.
"The CPS has concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to charge the suspect with a racially aggravated assault and he was given a caution for a section 39 assault.
"The victim and his family has been kept updated throughout the process and has been updated on the CPS’s decision.''
CAUTION: A boy was filmed waterboarding a Syrian refugee (Pic: NC)
Well-wishers raised £150,000 to help the victim's family move home.
Tory MP Nadine Dorries called for "serious action" over the incident and added the UK should "open its arms" to those facing persecution.
The attacker claims he had previously been on "good terms" with the refugee.
He said it was an "isolated" incident and had not been "bullying him over a period of time".
Edit: Video replaced with one from EuroNews as could not embed.
