A white teenage boy has been arrested by Cumbria police in the United Kingdom after he was captured assaulting a black schoolboy in Carlisle.
The incident reportedly occurred at St. John Henry Newman Catholic School in Carlisle.
The video shows the white teen striking the black schoolboy and instructing him to kiss his shoes.
An X user, @Oluomoofderby, shared the clip on Friday. He wrote, “Racism in the UK is getting worse everyday. A black child was racially abused and beaten up today at St John Henry Newman Catholic School in Carlisle.
“Are black people not safe in Carlisle? Black hospital staff are also not safe in Carlisle.”
In a statement posted on its website titled, “Arrest made following report of hate incident in Carlisle,” the Cumbria police wrote:
“We can confirm officers have arrested a teenage boy in relation to a report of a hate incident involving a boy being assaulted in Carlisle.
“Officers are aware of images relating to this incident being circulated online and concerns in the community over the incident.
“As an arrest has been made we would urge people not to share the video further so as not to impede any legal proceedings or to identify any of the children involved.”
In 2020, the Independent UK reported two white teenagers were arrested after a viral video showed a black boy slapped and ordered to kiss a white boy’s shoes.
