The mother of one of the teenagers involved in a sickening one-punch attack has defended her son.
Video of the group of boys attacking a man on William Street in Perth emerged on Tuesday, and local business owners claimed they are a gang who terrorise the area.
Michelle said her son is remorseful, but she stands by her parenting and is proud of him for standing up for a mate who the teens say racially abused one of them.
The mother (pictured) of one of the teenagers involved in a sickening one-punch attack has defended her son
Video of the group of boys attacking a man (pictured) on William Street in Perth emerged on Tuesday. Local business owners claim they are a gang who terrorise the area
‘Talk s***, you get hit,’ she said when questioned about her Year 8 son’s behavior, and stuck by her statement when asked, Perth Now reported.
‘I’ve always taught my son not to take c*** from anybody. What did he [the victim] think was going to happen?’
‘If he’s [the victim] going to say racial things like that, someone will retaliate.’
After the clip went viral on social media the teenager who filmed the incident lashed out at people abusing the group online.
‘Talk s***, you get hit,’ she said when questioned about her son’s behavior, and stuck by her statement (pictured is the man falling to the ground)
‘None off yous know the full story that guy was being racist but no one of yous care about that he deserved it saying we will go nowhere in life,’ he wrote.
Michelle agreed: ‘My son is remorseful … but people are forgetting a grown adult yelling and shaping up to kids is disgusting’.
Business owners in the Perth CBD claimed the boys are part of a gang who run riot through the area at night, trashing restaurants and starting fights.
The widely-shared video clip shows a man eating a burger and holding a drink surrounded by the group of youths.
They exchange words until a punch from one of the teenagers sends the man to the ground, his head smashing onto the pavement.
No one has been arrested or charged over the incident as the victim has not reported it, but police are making enquiries.
The widely-shared video clip shows a man (pictured) eating a burger and holding a drink surrounded by the group of youths