A white man and a ten-year-old child are among the gang of people who have been arrested following a brutal attack on a Black schoolgirl in Kent.

Surrey Police launched an investigation after a girl was injured in an assault near Thomas Knyvett College, in Ashford, on Monday. A video of the attack was shared on social media.

Officers were called following reports of a fight at around 2.30pm. Five people were arrested in connection, police said, a 39-year-old woman, a 16-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl, a 10-year-old girl, and a 43-year-old man.

A sixth suspect, a 15-year-old girl, is being sought by the police and has been told to hand herself in for arrest.

Officers said there will be extra police patrols in the area.

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