A group of nine school bullies badly beat a fellow student because he stood up for a girl they were picking on, police said.
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Last week, a 17-year-old student at Harmony High School in the Orlando suburb of Saint Cloud saw a group of boys throwing carrots at a girl during lunch, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
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The teenager, who was not identified, went up to the bullies with his girlfriend and told them to stop, which led to a verbal argument between the couple and two boys in the school cafeteria, police said.
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The couple de-escalated the situation by leaving, but the bullies decided to get retribution after school, according to police.
Once classes got out, nine teenagers ranging in age from 14 to 18 years old cornered the student who had stood up to them earlier as he approached his car near campus.
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The Osceola County Sheriff's Office released a cellphone video taken of the assault that followed.
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The video shows the group verbally accosting the kind student before he opens his car door.
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Joandiel Gomez Ruiz, 16, could then be seen throwing the first punch, according to police.
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The eight other teenagers then jumped in and repeatedly bashed the student in the face and head, 'leaving him bloodied and injured,' police said.
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A group of nine bullies in Florida beat up a 17-year-old student after he stood up for a girl they were picking on.
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Joandiel Gomez Ruiz, 16, is pictured throwing the first punch, police said
After the first punch was thrown, eight other teens ranging in age from 14 to 18 years old attacked the student, police said.
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One is pictured literally jumping in to punch the student
The group then viciously and relentlessly threw punches at the student's face and head.
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They are pictured surrounding the helpless student
The video shows the group savagely and relentlessly throwing punches at the 17-year-old while he tried pushing them back and defending himself.
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The person recording can be heard repeatedly shouting, 'F*** his a** up!' and 'Get his a**!'
A girl can eventually be seen getting between the group and the assaulted teen while screaming in distress.
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The student could then also be seen wiping his blurred face before blood became visible on his hand.
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The 17-year-old was taken to the hospital by his mother and had to receive 11 stitches to close the wounds on his face, according to police.
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Investigators used the footage to identify the nine teens suspected of participating in the assault.
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Officers went to Harmony High School on Wednesday and arrested all of the students while they were in class with cooperation from school staff.
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Each was charged with felony aggravated battery and felony inciting a riot, according to police.
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Two 18-year-olds, Quianelle Antonio Reyes-Cintron and Brian Alexander Ramirez, were booked into the Osceola County Jail.
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Police released their mugshots but did not share photos of the juveniles.
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The remaining minor suspects were transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
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The student is pictured with blood on his hand after wiping his face.
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Police said he had to receive 11 stitches to close the wounds on his face
Quianelle Antonio Reyes-Cintron and Brian Alexander Ramirez were charged with felony aggravated battery and felony inciting a riot
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Police identified them as Jimmy Yael Ortiz-Vazquez, 17, Byron Arriga-Cervantes, 16, Joandiel Gomez-Ruiz, 16, Keyshawn Roberts, 16, Gabriel Rodriguez, 16, and Alexander Rodriguez, 16.
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The 14-year-old was not named.
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Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon released a statement condemning the attack.
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'Let me be completely clear to every student attending school in Osceola County: if you put your hands on another student, on or off campus, my deputies will arrest you,' the sheriff said.
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'This victim did the right thing by standing up for a fellow student who was being bullied.
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The nine teens who chose to gang up and use violence against him are cowards.'
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Osceola School District Superintendent Dr Mark Shanoff also released a statement that said: 'Physical intimidation, threats, or acts of violence of any kind will not be tolerated in our schools or in our community, whether on or off campus.
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'Such behavior is fundamentally inconsistent with the values of our school district and the standards of conduct we expect from every student.
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We take these matters seriously, and there must be accountability when those expectations are violated.'
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The Daily Mail has reached out to the Osceola County School District for further comment and additional information.
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