Huddersfield Town offer support to Syrian refugee

West Yorkshire police confirmed earlier this week a 16-year-old youth is due in court charged with assault on a 15-year-old boy in Almondbury, following a video that went viral.

The video shows one young male violently assaulting the refugee and seemingly waterboarding him whilst pinned down to the floor. 

Huddersfield's commercial director Sean Jarvis said on Twitter: "We are trying to get in touch. The whole club wishes to meet and support the family.

"This very sad story involving our town continues to unfold. I guess we need to leave it to the authorities to deal with at the moment - but simply there is no place for bullying."

 

November 28, 2018

The incident took place on October 25 and has been subject to a thorough investigation, according to West Yorkshire police.

"The victim and his family are receiving ongoing support from police and other agencies," the force's statement also confirmed.