A boy who was attacked in a video shared widely online has spoken of his life since his arrived in the UK.

Speaking to ITV News, the 15-year-old refugee,who cannot be named for legal reasons said: "I was feeling unsafe everywhere - even to go to the shop."

The youngster's family fled the city of Homs in 2010 when he was just eight years old.

"I was feeling like I couldn't study or do my homework.

"I woke up at night and just started crying because of this problem.

"When I saw everyone looking at this video I felt ashamed of myself and why it happened. I was really upset about that."

He added, "I don't feel safe at school. Sometimes I say to my dad I don't want to go to school anymore," he said.

"I was disappointed when I came to the UK because I was thinking my life is going to be good, my future is going to be really good if I study at school. And I didn't achieve any of that."

He told ITV, "When I came to the UK I felt I was going to be safe, and none of that happened. Everyone started talking about the law - that everyone is under the law.

"I was following the law, trying to be safe, and none of that happened. I was trying to call our council to help us, but they didn't. I was trying to tell the police, they didn't listen to me either."

A police statement said: "Regarding the assault on a 15-year-old youth in Almondbury, which featured in a video posted on social media yesterday and has been widely reported in the media, a 16-year-old youth has been interviewed and reported for summons, for an offence of assault. He will appear at Youth Court in due course."