Graphic video showing girls bullying a classmate, 13, sends shockwaves through Germany

A graphic video showing girls bullying a classmate has sent new shock waves through Germany, just days after a 12-year-old girl was brutally stabbed to death.

Footage shows the unidentified 13-year-old girl being slapped, spat at and put out a cigarette before she is pushed to the ground and surrounded.

His ordeal only ends when a bystander intervenes, but of the group, only one is criminally responsible since the rest are below the age of criminal responsibility in Germany, which is 14 years.

The disturbing incident comes after 12-year-old Luise Frisch was stabbed to death by two classmates aged 12 and 13, and they too will be avoiding justice for the same reason.

Both cases have led to demands for Germany’s 100-year-old law that prevents minors under 14 from being tried to change, though ruling politicians and judges have opposed the calls.

His ordeal only ends when a bystander intervenes, but of the group, only one is criminally responsible since the rest are below the age of criminal responsibility in Germany, which is 14 years.

In the latest episode, the girl was attacked on a sidewalk in the northern German town of Heide by three girls and her ordeal was filmed and posted online.

One of the attackers yells at his victim, ‘Sit down, I won’t let you go easily’, as he slaps and punches the crying girl while being cheered on.

The victim is seen hyperventilating and pleading with them: ‘Please stop, I can’t breathe.’

But one responds: ‘We will beat you until you are on the ground bleeding.’

The footage ends with the girl sitting on the ground sobbing and the girls running away as the police arrive on the scene.

Astrid Heidorn, spokeswoman for the local police, said: ‘The incident is under investigation. We have seen the footage showing a 13-year-old girl being attacked.

‘We are also investigating reports of a robbery, as the girl’s jacket and phone were stolen. The suspects are known and investigations are ongoing.

‘Two of the main group are below the age of criminal responsibility, but one is over 14 years of age.

‘We urge the video not to be shared or uploaded. The dissemination of the video violates the rights of the affected party and may be punishable.’

The local prosecutor’s office declined to comment to MailOnline saying “due to the ages involved there will not be a criminal case” adding that it would be “handled by youth workers”.

Speaking to the German newspaper Bild, the woman’s mother said: ‘When I saw the video I collapsed. They all had fun tormenting my daughter. They are sadistic.

‘Everyone knows that nothing will happen to them because they are very young. I want the perpetrators to be severely punished, the law must be toughened.

“They may be young and nothing will happen to them, they will go on with their lives, but my daughter will never forget what happened to her.”

In the aftermath of Luise’s murder in the town of Freudenberg, an online petition demanding that the law covering criminal liability be changed was published earlier this month and more than 160,000 signed. She was stabbed more than 30 times before the girls pushed her body down an embankment in a forest not far from her home.

In the aftermath of Luise’s murder in the town of Freudenberg, an online petition demanding that the law covering criminal liability be changed was published earlier this month and more than 160,000 signed.

She was stabbed more than 30 times before the girls pushed her body down an embankment in a forest not far from her home.

The older one is said to have encouraged her younger accomplice to stab Luise or she would “end up together with her”, according to German media reports.

And in another sick twist, one of the girls uploaded a video of herself dancing on TikTok while the police searched for Luise.

The Ministry of Justice and the German Association of Judges have told MailOnline that the 100-year law will not be changed, as it would be “instinctive”.

Stephan Brandner, a member of the right-wing opposition AFD party, told MailOnline: ‘Yes, I think the age of criminal responsibility should be changed, especially in cases where the intent is clear.

‘With the murder in Freudenberg, we know that the main preparer knew exactly what he was doing. It was not an accident, it was not negligence and therefore the law must change.

“Many Germans, like me, are shocked by what has happened and there must be some reaction from the state for such a cruel and intentional murder.”