Shocking moment a schoolgirl, 14, is mobbed and bashed by bullies in a vicious playground attack before footage of the ordeal was shared on social media

  • A 14-year-old schoolgirl was attacked by bullies at a Melbourne high school
  • Summer Hartson was left with a black eye, bruises and a sore back and neck
  • Her mother was also assaulted earlier this year while waiting to pick up Summer
  • The fight was filmed by other students and shared on social media  
  • There are claims that the attack on Summer was triggered by racism

By Bianca Bongato For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:28 EDT, 20 October 2018 | Updated: 01:50 EDT, 20 October 2018

A schoolgirl has been mobbed and bashed by bullies in a vicious playground attack before footage of the ordeal was shared online.

Summer Hartson, 14, was left with a black eye, bruises, and a sore back after being set upon at Staughton College in Melbourne's west on Wednesday afternoon.

Her mother Kristy was also assaulted earlier this year when she was thrown into a head lock while she was waiting to pick up Summer from school, 7 News reported.

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A 14-year-old schoolgirl was mobbed and bashed by bullies in a Melbourne high school in a vicious playground attack (pictured)

A 14-year-old schoolgirl was mobbed and bashed by bullies in a Melbourne high school in a vicious playground attack (pictured)

Summer Hartson (pictured) was punched and kicked by a mob of bullies, leaving her with a black eye, bruises, a headache and a sore back and neck

Summer Hartson (pictured) was punched and kicked by a mob of bullies, leaving her with a black eye, bruises, a headache and a sore back and neck

The attack on Summer was filmed by other students at the high school and shared on social media.

There are also claims the bashing was triggered by racism and Summer's mother said the fight was planned and organised on Facebook.

'I've constantly cried, screaming in my own body,' Ms Hartson told 3AW radio on Friday morning. 

She added that she is terrified to let Summer go back to school and that she is also considering making her daughter take self-defence classes.  

Her mother, Kristy Hartson (pictured), was also assaulted earlier this year when she was thrown into a head lock while she was waiting to pick up Summer from school

Her mother, Kristy Hartson (pictured), was also assaulted earlier this year when she was thrown into a head lock while she was waiting to pick up Summer from school

She said the school has not done enough to prevent the attack. 

'They've got a duty of care and they're not doing that,' she said, adding this was not the first time her daughter was viciously attacked, and it also happened last week.

In response to the incident, the school has introduced special assemblies to address bullying.  

'There is no place for bullying or aggressive and threatening behaviour in our school and this incident does not reflect our values,' Staughton College principal David Lord told 7 News.  

Police visited the school on Friday and are investigating the incident.  

The attack on Summer was filmed by other students at Melbourne's Staughton College (pictured) and then shared on social media

The attack on Summer was filmed by other students at Melbourne's Staughton College (pictured) and then shared on social media

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Shocking moment a schoolgirl, 14, is mobbed and bashed by bullies in a vicious playground attack

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