POLICE are hoping schoolchildren who filmed an attack on one of their classmates by three teens will send their footage to investigators.
Staff had to intervene and stop the three female intruders at Notre Dame School, Derriford at lunchtime on December 2, after they entered the grounds and began to batter a year 11 pupil.
Staff at the secondary school said the victim was left "bruised and shocked".
As a result of the attack the school said it was going to instigate a policy of locking all doors and gates and said it would install new security gates as soon as possible.
Police say the 15-year-old victim was attacked outside the basketball courts before staff were able to force the intruders off the school grounds.
In a letter to parents the school said the attack had spilled over "from external incidents on a neighbourhood estate to which police were called"
The school said its own CCTV footage was being released to police and now detectives say they want to hear from any student who may have filmed the incident.
A police spokesman said: "We have learned a number of students filmed the incident on their mobile phones and we very much want that footage.
"We can seized phones and it is currently taking three or more weeks to secure the electronic data we require, but we understand few people – especially teenagers – would want to have their phones held for that length of time.
"We hope students will appreciate the importance of this investigation and recognise that we need their assistance.
"We are appealing for students to e-mail their footage to the investigating officer. Their e-mails will be treated confidentially."
If you can assist police email the investigators on 10602@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk quoting crime reference number CR/083331/15.
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