YouTube fight clip boys 'safe'

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The 12-year olds were seen in footage posted on the video-sharing website trading punches, kicks and headbutts as a man filming the attack encouraged them.

A 21-year-old man, from Crawley, West Sussex, who was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of aiding and abetting an assault remains in custody, a Sussex Police spokesman said.

Inquiries were continuing as the suspect faces further questioning, the spokesman added.

Police said the images were "appalling" as they launched a joint investigation with officials from the West Sussex Young Persons' Services team.

Officers had appealed for information to identify the two boys and the amateur film-maker, who is heard sniggering behind the camera as the pair fight.

During one section, one of the boys looks into the camera and asks: "Kicking is allowed, isn't it?"

And one of the boys shouts "He's crying" after punching the second child in the face.

The video, entitled Lethal Fight (Crawley), is believed to have been shot in a bedroom in the West Sussex town and posted on YouTube six days ago.

A second video, called Lethal Fight 2, was also posted on the video-sharing website and is believed to involve the same two boys fighting in the same bedroom.