Syrian teen for help over

described a series of incidents including being doused with water, his hair set on fire and verbal abuse – and said his attackers filmed some of them.

Clr McGuin, who represents Almondbury on Kirklees Council, said: “He gave me a catalogue of assaults that had happened to him.

“He lists reoccurring bullying, verbal, physical and psychological abuse from a group of pupils. His arm was broken and he went to HRI. He lists a number of incidents and names a number of people. About five or six incidents – throwing water at him, swearing, throwing an egg at him, setting his hair on fire.

“In the email he says ‘on a number of occasions I have observed my abusers laughing and recording me on their smart phones without my permission.’

“He said he sent a complaint to the police, education services, Kirklees Council, the Department of Education and Ofsted for their immediate investigation on October 4, but felt as though nothing had happened, so he was contacting me.

“I was taken aback that someone so young had the presence of mind to send the email to me. In a way I’m pleased he trusted me to do something about it.

“He was only 15 or 16 and he was obviously in a really bad way. He thought the school and the police were ignoring him.”

Clr McGuin said he contacted a senior party member who told him to refer the matter to Kirklees Council’s director of children’s