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Net closing on child web fight organiser
Police last night told the
YouTube thug who filmed
bloodied children fighting:
"It's time to give yourself
up."
The net is closing on the man
who ordered kids to punch, kick
and headbutt each other as
national media followed up The
Argus's exclusive exposé.
The Sussex Police child protection
team, based at Crawley
police station, is appealing for
information to identify the children.
The Argus has offered
£1,000 reward to anyone with
information which leads to the
successful prosecution of the
thug who films the sickening
scenes in a Crawley bedroom.
Det Sgt Richard Harris said:
"My advice for the person who
filmed this is to hand himself in
but realistically he probably
won't. The videos are horrible.
"One lad is clearly in a lot of
distress and the other is being
goaded into hitting him. We
want to find the adult who is
clearly orchestrating the events.
"We are grateful that The
Argus has brought this to our
attention, as this is a matter of
serious public concern and we
need to identify any children at
risk from further abuse."
The videos appeared online
six days ago and show two children,
aged between ten and 12,
battering each other with their
fists in a room decorated in
posters and teddy bears.
The boys are goaded on by
the swearing cameraman, who
orders them not to hug and
says: "You're fighting like girls,
fight properly."
The police were last night
working with West Sussex
County Council social services
to identify the children.
But so far they have not been
given any names.
Police said they need the help
of YouTube to find the cameraman.
The videos have been
removed from the website.
A spokesman for West Sussex
County Council said: "The
videos will be forwarded to the
appropriate child care team to
see if the children in the films
are known to us.
"The welfare of children is
paramount to our children and
young people's services and if
they are known to us we will take
whatever action is appropriate."
Anyone with information
should urgently call Sussex
Police on 0845 6070999 quoting
Operation Mellis or serial 424 of
26 March.
To view an edited version of the
videos visit theargus.co.uk.
andy.whelan@theargus.co.uk
9:46am Thursday 27th March 2008
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