Warning: This video contains scenes some may find disturbing.
Disturbing videos are circulating of children being attacked on their way home from school in Christchurch.
Newshub has been sent multiple videos of the brutal and random beatings that are believed to be linked.
They're so shocking, Police are treating the investigation as a priority.
One video shows an unprovoked attack walking home from school. The assailant approaches a smaller boy and kicks him in the head.
The alleged offender then runs to a waiting car as the schoolboy victim runs away.
It's just one of three videos sent to Newshub showing a group appearing to target school students.
Another video from a carpark shows two females standing over the victim demanding they give them money. Then there's another brutal attack as they kick the victim in the head while they're on the ground.
A third video shows an attack on a boy thought to be as young as 12 years ago, chased down the street.
All were posted to social media, sparking parents to report it to police and contact media.
Police told Newshub they are treating this offending as a priority and are following positive leads.
