A 12-year-old boy was attacked by a gang of bullies after stepping off the school bus.
The lad was just yards form his front door when the 10-strong group chased, knocked him to the ground and repeatedly kicked him in the face and rips.
The sickening incident was filmed on mobile phones by some of the group, the Daily Record reports.
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Logan Latham's horrified mum Lizzie says the terrifying assault would not have happened if Clyde Valley High in Wishaw had dealt with earlier bullying complaints.
The mum-of-six said she reported bullying in August last year: "I told staff Logan was being bullied months ago, but they didn't deal with it. If they had dealt with it, he wouldn't have been attacked. This violence doesn't just come from nowhere, it started off with bullying.
"These kids planned this. They had been going around saying a boy would fight him when he got off the bus. I'm going to move him to another school because Clyde Valley they don't deal with bullies, it's shocking.
"I don't want to live with the fear of sending my kid to school and not knowing if he'll come home or not."
And now she has decided to take Logan out of Clyde Valley High.
A terrifying clip of the attack has since been circulated on Snapchat and shows Logan being confronted by another boy as the large gang circle him and his attacker. T
he other boy attempts to throw punches at Logan as others can be heard chanting: "F***ing get him, go in at him", f***ing m***o" and "get this on video".
The footage goes on to show Logan suffering several strikes to his head before he is chased to a street just seconds from his home. He is then knocked to the ground and as he hits the pavement, more boys join in the fight, stamping into Logan's face and stomach while one other male grips onto him his hood and repeatedly punches the side of his head.
The savage attack continues until a passing car blasts its horn, prompting the thugs to flee the scene.
Reacting to the footage, Lizzie said: "It's sickening. Logan didn't want to fight anyone but as you can see in the video, he had no choice. He couldn't get up for days after it.
"He had a big bruise on the side of his face and really sore ribs. They also took his glasses away from him.
"Nobody should have to see their kids be treated like this, it makes me sick. I've hardly slept since watching the video and thinking about it."
Lizzie says her son's bullying started off with name-calling at school before it spiralled into violence. Since the assault, Logan has refused to leave his family home over fears of being attacked again. He has also been left feeling "ashamed" of the viral clip.
Lizzie said: "The bullying has been going on for some time now, but this attack and the video has really impacted him. He's not himself self at all now.
"He's like a prisoner in his own home, he's suffering and these wee boys are still out there, ruling the streets. This should have been nipped in the bud months ago."
Monica Lennon, Scottish Labour MSP for Central Scotland, said: "This toxic culture is putting childhoods and futures at risk. It needs to be urgently addressed by the Scottish Government and public authorities."
Lizzie has spoken out in support of our sister site, the Daily Record's Our Kids...Our Future campaign gathers pace following a shocking series of attacks across Scotland. As part of the campaign, they have been challenging social media giants to remove violent online clips of youths from their platforms.
Lizzie continued: "The Record's campaign is needed so badly right now and my boy's attack is just one example. It needs to be stopped and social media companies need to be out there telling kids this is not the done thing."
Officers from Police Scotland said they are following a positive line of inquiry into the attack.
A spokesperson for Clyde Valley High School said: "Bullying has no place in our schools and we work hard to foster cultures of tolerance and respect. We are doing everything we can to support the family with this matter."
A Snapchat spokesperson said: "If we find violent content being shared, or if it's reported to us via our in-app tools, we will delete it immediately and the account may be removed."
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