Schoolgirl is 'hunted' and beaten by a teenage gang

A schoolgirl was brutally beaten in a Paisley restaurant in front of horrified customers after vile bullies "hunted" her down using Snapchat location.

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Sofia Todd, 13, had been enjoying a meal with friends when she was ambushed by a gang of girls at Black Rooster earlier this week.

The teenager had just finished dance class and was spending time with her pals after she was pulled out of school due to being the subject of a horrific campaign of online abuse.

And despite the teen blocking all bullies on the app, they were still able to pursue her by using another account to pin down her location down.

Sofia was set upon by two girls after they barged into the restaurant while another filmed the sickening scene on her phone.

The footage, which has since gone viral on social media, shows the teen suddenly being dragged out of a booth by her hair before being knocked to the floor.

She then receives a number of blows to her head and body as a terrified member of staff attempts to pull the frenzied culprits away from her.

Sofia manages to stand on her feet but during the struggle, she is knocked back to the floor, where bullies go on to repeatedly boot her head.

During the violence, Sofia can be seen sitting on the floor suffering multiple kicks to her skull from both attackers.

The details of the sickening assault have been shared with our sister title, the Daily Record as part of its youth violence campaign, Our Kids ... Our Future.

Sofia's mum, Eleonora Paluzzi, 35, from Johnstone, told the Record: "Sofia has been tormented by these bullies for months.

"It got to the point where I had to pull her out of school because it was just too much.

"She blocked them all on Snapchat yet they still managed to hunt her down.

"The fact they used the app to pin her down is sinister and terrifying.

"She had only just started to get her confidence back after she was cruelly tormented by them, it's sickening."

Sofia suffered a burst lip, sprained ankle and has since been left covered in bruises.