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Decatur High seniors arrested in connection with videotaped beating

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Decatur High seniors arrested in connection with videotaped beating

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This story has been updated. 

Three female Decatur High seniors have been arrested and are accused of beating a younger female. The alleged incident was captured on video and posted online.

Police made the arrests on Feb. 11, 2016.

The alleged incident occurred on Feb. 6 in the 1500 block of Oakview Road in Decatur.

Police Lt. Jennifer Ross said under the law all three suspects are considered adults.

“The term ‘charged as adults’ does not apply in this case because all three of the arrestees are 17 or older, so they are adults in the state of Georgia,” Ross said. “Being charged as an adult applies when a juvenile, defined by law as 16-years-old or younger, are charged with certain types of crimes.”

Decaturish has also obtained a copy of the video, which we are not publishing out of respect to the victim. The victim, 16, was treated for moderate injuries and released from an area hospital, police said. The video shows three teenage girls tackling a younger girl in what appears to be the driveway of a residence. The girls repeatedly punch the victim in the head and face, calling her an expletive over and over. Other teenagers can be seen standing around the three girls commenting on the attack. Some of the teenagers in the video can be seen recording the attack with their cell phones.

City Schools of Decatur has said it is investigating the incident and “appropriate action will be taken as needed.”

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