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Girl gang savagely dragged unconscious 13-year-old through park by her hair
Hope Lyden, 13, was found laying in a heap on the ground of a field with her clothes ripped and clumps of her hair pulled from her skull – as her mum speaks out against Scottish youth violence
A teenage girl was brutally beaten unconscious and dragged through a park by her hair in a horrific unprovoked attack carried out by feral teens. Hope Lyden, 13, was found in ripped clothes and clumps of her hair pulled from her skull by her terrified mum at Boden Boo in Erskine, Scotland, at the weekend.
The teenager was standing at a bus stop with her friend when she was approached by an unknown girl on Friday night. The teen then accused Hope of speaking about her before another unknown teen approached her, promising to help her "get away" after a spat broke out.
But as they reached a nearby field, Hope was left unconscious after being hit on the back of the head out of nowhere. Horrific footage, which has since gone viral on social media, shows three girls raining punches and kicks on Hope as she lay helpless on the ground, reports the Daily Record.
Dozens of onlookers could be heard laughing at the sickening scene as they stood filming the incident on their phones. In another disturbing clip, attackers were filmed dragging Hope's limp body through the grass by her hair. It is understood Hope was unconscious at this time.
Hope's mum Katrina has shared the horrifying details of her daughter's attack as part of the Daily Record's youth violence campaign, Our Kids ... Our Future. Katrina, 37, from Clydebank, said: "Hope phoned me and all I could hear was her screaming. She was frantic. It was horrific. I could hear the kicks and thuds.
"She screamed again, but then there was nothing else from her. I could hear loads of girls' voices but couldn't make out what they were saying. I eventually managed to get to speak to one of Hope's friends who told me there was a group of girls laying into her and that she looked unconscious.
"Thinking about it now makes me feel physically sick." Katrina got in her car and drove to the beauty spot straight away. When she arrived, she found Hope laying in a heap on the ground with her clothes ripped and clumps of her hair pulled from her skull.
The mum-of-two said: "She had her eyes open but mentally, she was somewhere else. She looked traumatised and just absolutely stunned.
"At first, after seeing her like that, I was furious but now I am utterly devastated that somebody could do this to her and just leave her like that.
Hope was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where she was treated for concussion, a suspected broken nose and a burst mouth. The horrifying incident has since been reported to Police Scotland, which confirmed an investigation has been launched.
Katrina said: "This attack was completely senseless. In the video, you can see that Hope was already unconscious when they were dragging her body through the field.
"They were using her head as a football and for all they know, she could have been dead. They laid into her and she was absolutely helpless.
"This level of violence is terrifying and the fact nobody jumped in to stop it is sickening."
Katrina believes Hope's assault could have been prevented if her attackers had safe spaces to go to.
She said: "Kids do need places to go to. There's nothing for them and these attacks are getting out of hand. Hope had never met these girls before and maybe if they had somewhere to go where they were taught the consequences of violence this attack on my daughter might have not happened.
"If we teach kids more positive behaviour and mentor them, then we might be able to teens like Hope, or any other child, from being battered black and blue.
"The Scottish Government needs to invest in things like youth clubs if it wants to get kids off the streets and end this violence once and for all."
On Monday evening, Police Scotland confirmed two young girls have now been charged in connection with the incident.
A statement from them said: "Officers were made aware of the assault of a 13-year-old girl which happened around 6pm on Friday, 11 April, 2025, in the Boden Boo area of Erskine.
“She was taken to hospital for treatment. Two girls, aged 12 and 13, have been charged in connection with the incident and will be reported to the relevant authority.”
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Hope Lyden, 13, was found laying in a heap on the ground of a field with her clothes ripped and clumps of her hair pulled from her skull – as her mum speaks out against Scottish youth violence
A teenage girl was brutally beaten unconscious and dragged through a park by her hair in a horrific unprovoked attack carried out by feral teens. Hope Lyden, 13, was found in ripped clothes and clumps of her hair pulled from her skull by her terrified mum at Boden Boo in Erskine, Scotland, at the weekend.
The teenager was standing at a bus stop with her friend when she was approached by an unknown girl on Friday night. The teen then accused Hope of speaking about her before another unknown teen approached her, promising to help her "get away" after a spat broke out.
But as they reached a nearby field, Hope was left unconscious after being hit on the back of the head out of nowhere. Horrific footage, which has since gone viral on social media, shows three girls raining punches and kicks on Hope as she lay helpless on the ground, reports the Daily Record.
Dozens of onlookers could be heard laughing at the sickening scene as they stood filming the incident on their phones. In another disturbing clip, attackers were filmed dragging Hope's limp body through the grass by her hair. It is understood Hope was unconscious at this time.
Hope's mum Katrina has shared the horrifying details of her daughter's attack as part of the Daily Record's youth violence campaign, Our Kids ... Our Future. Katrina, 37, from Clydebank, said: "Hope phoned me and all I could hear was her screaming. She was frantic. It was horrific. I could hear the kicks and thuds.
"She screamed again, but then there was nothing else from her. I could hear loads of girls' voices but couldn't make out what they were saying. I eventually managed to get to speak to one of Hope's friends who told me there was a group of girls laying into her and that she looked unconscious.
"Thinking about it now makes me feel physically sick." Katrina got in her car and drove to the beauty spot straight away. When she arrived, she found Hope laying in a heap on the ground with her clothes ripped and clumps of her hair pulled from her skull.
The mum-of-two said: "She had her eyes open but mentally, she was somewhere else. She looked traumatised and just absolutely stunned.
"At first, after seeing her like that, I was furious but now I am utterly devastated that somebody could do this to her and just leave her like that.
Hope was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow where she was treated for concussion, a suspected broken nose and a burst mouth. The horrifying incident has since been reported to Police Scotland, which confirmed an investigation has been launched.
Katrina said: "This attack was completely senseless. In the video, you can see that Hope was already unconscious when they were dragging her body through the field.
"They were using her head as a football and for all they know, she could have been dead. They laid into her and she was absolutely helpless.
"This level of violence is terrifying and the fact nobody jumped in to stop it is sickening."
Katrina believes Hope's assault could have been prevented if her attackers had safe spaces to go to.
She said: "Kids do need places to go to. There's nothing for them and these attacks are getting out of hand. Hope had never met these girls before and maybe if they had somewhere to go where they were taught the consequences of violence this attack on my daughter might have not happened.
"If we teach kids more positive behaviour and mentor them, then we might be able to teens like Hope, or any other child, from being battered black and blue.
"The Scottish Government needs to invest in things like youth clubs if it wants to get kids off the streets and end this violence once and for all."
On Monday evening, Police Scotland confirmed two young girls have now been charged in connection with the incident.
A statement from them said: "Officers were made aware of the assault of a 13-year-old girl which happened around 6pm on Friday, 11 April, 2025, in the Boden Boo area of Erskine.
“She was taken to hospital for treatment. Two girls, aged 12 and 13, have been charged in connection with the incident and will be reported to the relevant authority.”
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