Footage has emerged of a 12-year-old boy being attacked in a park by a mob and beaten with his own scooter apparently for being ginger.
Avon and Somerset police confirmed that it was investigating after several youngsters filmed the assault of Toby Gates at Abbey Manor Park in Yeovil before it was uploaded to Facebook.
It shows Toby being wrestled to the ground before he is punched, kicked and stamped on while some boys point a camera in his face.
It also shows him being hit with a scooter.
The clip was shared by Toby’s father Simon McManus who said his son suffers daily abuse because of his hair colour.
He also said Toby had been left devastated after losing his mother and stepmother since Christmas