Police investigating after video showing Qihua Primary School student being beaten up emerges

SINGAPORE: The police are investigating a case of a student from Qihua Primary School being attacked by a boy repeatedly, after a video of the incident emerged online. 
A report has also been lodged, said the police in response to CNA’s query on Monday (Sep 23).
The video, lasting about four minutes and circulating on WhatsApp and Telegram, shows a teenager in a black T-shirt and jeans hitting a smaller boy who is wearing the uniform of the school located in Woodlands.
The boy is pushed to a corner of a stairwell, where the teenager punches and kicks him and hurls him to the floor. 
The teenager can be heard in the video ordering the boy to put his hands behind his back, before proceeding to punch him in the stomach. The boy is also taken by the neck and thrown numerous times to the floor, where he continues to receive kicks and punches to his body. 
On numerous occasions, the boy says “sorry, sorry I won’t do it again” while he is being taunted by the teenager and another person – possibly the one filming the incident. 
At one point, the teenager asks the boy: “You want to fight? You sure?”
The boy, who is in tears by then, repeats that he is “sorry” and that he “will not do it again”.
It was unclear when this incident occurred.
CNA has contacted Qihua Primary School for more information on the incident. 
This is the second such video to surface online in a week.
In a TikTok video posted about a week ago, a pupil from Bukit View Secondary School can be seen being taunted and kicked to the ground while at least five teenagers surround him. According to the principal, the victims’ parents lodged a police report. 
Responding to CNA’s queries on the Bukit View Secondary School incident, the Education Ministry had said on Sunday that it takes a serious view on any form of bullying. 
Since 2013, the number of incidents reported each year to schools has remained at about two incidents per 1,000 primary students and five incidents per 1,000 secondary students. 
“When there are reports of alleged cases of bullying, schools will conduct investigations to understand the underlying causes of behaviour and take appropriate disciplinary action to help students understand the consequences of hurtful behaviour and restore relationships with those affected,” MOE had said. 
“Counselling support will be provided to guide the perpetrator and support the victim.”
It had also added that schools also engage and work with parents to provide support for students within and outside the school environment by sharing the social and emotional skills taught in school, expected behaviours among students, and potential consequences arising from unacceptable behaviour.