Shocking footage emerges of mass brawl involving '100 school kids' in Piccadilly Gardens McDonald's
Footage of the incident shows a teenager been dragged along the floor
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New footage has emerged showing the dramatic moment a mass brawl involving '100 school kids' broke out in the Piccadilly Gardens McDonald's.
At around 5pm on Friday evening (January 14th), a large group of teenagers descended upon the fast food restaurant and began fighting, causing crowds to gather and security and police to intervene.
Two of the teenagers had seemingly started fighting in the restaurant, which ultimately encouraged the crowd to gather and join in.
The shocking brawl was caught on camera, with the footage showing one person being dragged across the floor, while others screamed and fell among the crowds.
Police attended the scene and arrested a sixteen-year-old, who has since been released under investigation.
A dispersal order – giving police the power to disperse crowds and individuals from an area to prevent public nuisance – was put in place around Piccadilly Gardens until last night.
In a statement over the weekend, GMP said: "Police were called to Piccadilly Gardens at 5pm last night, Friday, to reports of a disturbance, involving a large number of young people.
"Officers attended, and found that a group of around 100 young people, mostly school children, were involved in fighting.
"During the incident, a number of missiles were thrown at officers, and some police equipment has been damaged beyond repair.
"A sixteen-year-old was arrested on suspicion of affray and has been released under investigation."
Supt Critchley added: "This kind of anti-social behaviour, which caused a huge amount of disruption for members of the public trying to get home on a Friday, as well as businesses, will not be tolerated.
"I acknowledge that a lot of those involved last night are young, and may have been easily swept up in what was happening, however due to the disruption caused, we will be working to identify all those involved using CCTV as well as officer's body worn video footage, and hold them accountable.
"It's worth noting that a number of those involved were wearing school uniform at the time.
"If you or anyone you know may have seen anything that could help with our enquiries, or have CCTV or dash-cam footage of the area at the time, please get in touch with police."
Anyone with information can contact GMP via their website or by calling 101, quoting log number 2054 of 14/01/22.
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