A horrifying video has emerged of a young girl being repeatedly kicked in the head during a Watford town centre attack.

The footage, reportedly taken in Clarendon Road yesterday (September 21) around 6.30pm, shows a boy and girl in their teens punching the victim and pulling her hair as she sits on the floor in the middle of the road. 

The boy then kicks the girl in the back of the head twice while the girl shouts “don’t **** about” repeatedly.

Watford Observer: The girl getting attackedThe girl getting attacked (Image: NA)

A group of other teenagers were stood around the girl throughout, with some filming and joining in to shout at her.

Watford Observer: The girl getting shouted atThe girl getting shouted at (Image: NA)

The girl on the floor then shouted back before a man ran over to intervene and pushed the attackers away.

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Watford Observer: The man rescuing the girlThe man rescuing the girl (Image: NA)

He can then be heard yelling “get lost” and “back off” before a friend comes over to help the victim up and lead her away.

Watford Observer: The girl getting helped upThe girl getting helped up (Image: NA)As the video ends the man then returned to the assailants seemingly to tell them off.

Police have said they have received a report into the incident and enquiries are ongoing to identify those involved.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting reference: ISR 193 of 22 September.

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