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Five young people are being investigated in connection with a hate crime incident after a video of a girl being kicked in the face by a man during a mass brawl emerged online.

Shocking footage shows a group of youngsters, some of whom were wearing school uniform, fighting on Fyfield Road, Ongar, shortly before 2.30pm on Wednesday (June 7).

In the video, one girl was seen on the floor as she was being attacked by a group of boys.

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The girl briefly manages to get up before falling back down and being kicked in the head by what appears to be a young man – seemingly knocking her out.

Essex Police were called out to break up the fight, which reportedly did not result in any serious injuries.

Officers said were met with a "challenging situation which involved a number of young people". They quickly defused the incident to ensure the safety of everyone.

As part of their enquiries, five young people were identified as primarily being involved and are currently under investigation.

At this stage, it is being treated as a hate crime. No one suffered any serious injuries.

A spokesperson for the force said: "We’re working with our partners to ensure the welfare of everyone involved in the incident.

"As part of that, there has been a visible policing presence in the area this evening and that will continue overnight and in the coming days.

"The investigation is being led by Loughton CID. We’re also aware of videos of the incident circulating on social media and we would ask people not to share those out of respect for everyone involved.

"We would also ask anyone who does have footage of the incident to get in touch to share it with us.

"Anyone with any information can submit a report on the Essex Police Live Chat between 10am and 9pm Monday to Friday or call 101 to speak to Loughton CID, citing incident 808 of June 7."

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