Man, 31, and three children charged after alleged school assault video

The alleged assault took place on the footbridge in Lliswerry, Newport, in May

A 31-year-old man and three boys have been charged after a video was uploaded to social media allegedly showing a schoolboy being assaulted.

The video appeared to show a Lliswerry High School pupil being assaulted by a group of children on a footbridge over Spytty Road, Lliswerry, in Newport, on 14 May.

Gwent Police said a man and three boys, aged 12, 13 and 14, had all been charged with common assault as part of its ongoing investigation.

All four have been released on conditional bail and are due to appear in court in December.

Assistant Chief Constable Vicki Townsend warned people not to speculate about the case on social media: "We understand that there has been a great deal of interest in this investigation.

"It is vital that people consider how their language, especially comments made online, could affect our ability to bring anyone found to have committed a criminal offence to justice."