She was reportedly attacked by a classmate19:26, 08 Jul 2026A schoolgirl was allegedly "gripped by the throat and punched in the face" by a boy at a Liverpool school. The 14-year-old girl, who is in Year 10 at Alsop High School in Walton, was reportedly attacked by a schoolboy following a dispute on March 16, her older brother told the ECHO.‌He contacted the ECHO this week after claiming nothing had been done about the situation, and said he escalated the issue to Merseyside Police. The man said: "There's been tension between them [his sister, who the ECHO has chosen not to name, and her alleged attacker] for a while.‌"They had an argument when my sister was leaving a lesson. He said something to her and she responded, then he gripped her by her throat and hit her in the face."‌The family