The St Catherine South Police have arrested and charged the male parent who is accused of physically assaulting an Ascot High school student last week.

The parent turned himself in to the police and was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.

The assault was captured on video and showed an adult male punching a teenage girl, sending her sprawling to the ground. The incident is said to have taken place in Portmore, St Catherine.

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He was granted bail and will appear in the St Catherine Parish Court in the first week of November to answer the charge.

In the video, which was widely circulated on social media, an adult female had earlier confronted the teen and challenged her ‘lick her nuh lick her nuh’, before the male rushed in to deliver the blow that floored the teenager. The female parent then vowed “mi will kill one ah oonu fi har”.

Superintendent Hopeton Nicholson, operations officer of the St Catherine South police, appealed to parents and guardians to settle disputes without violence.

“We’re beseeching parents and guardians to liaison with school administrators if issues arise with your child at school. The St Catherine South Police Community Safety and Security branch will continue to provide counselling for all involved in this incident,” Superintendent Nicholson told OBSERVER ONLINE.