11-year-old girl hospitalised after alleged attack by five classmates at Nicosia school

Nicosia, Cyprus. An 11-year-old girl was taken to hospital after allegedly being beaten by five classmates at a primary school in Nicosia. Her father has since lodged a complaint with the police.

Two alleged attacks

Local media reports cite the girl’s father as saying that his daughter was attacked by foreign classmates twice. The first incident reportedly took place two weeks ago and involved three of the girl’s classmates.

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The second attack allegedly happened on Tuesday. According to the account, five classmates held the girl down and assaulted her, and they stopped only when other pupils stepped in.

Medical findings

The girl was taken to hospital, where doctors found blood in her urine, bruises on her body and a concussion. She received first aid and was discharged soon afterwards.

Criticism of the school

The father accused the school of failing to treat the first incident with sufficient seriousness. He said it was labelled an “unfortunate incident” and that the school described his daughter’s reaction as excessive.

Police complaint

The father later reported the matter to the police.