THIS is the shocking moment a group of teen thugs appear to push an OAP to the ground in the middle of a field.
The callous group filmed themselves laughing and joking as they allegedly shoved the 75-year-old woman to the floor.
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The shocking incident allegedly happened at Ardblair Woods in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, on Saturday evening.
The terrified OAP was out walking her dog at around 6pm when the thugs launched their sick attack.
The video of the incident was posted on social media and appeared to show the group of teenagers verbally abusing the woman.
They then begin to accost the woman before surrounding her as she tries to walk by them.
One of the teenagers then appears to leap forward to shove her, causing her to fall on her face on the ground in the muddy field.
The group can be seen running off from the scene laughing, leaving the stricken OAP on the ground.
Police said the woman was unhurt but was left extremely shocked.
After the video went viral on social media, people quickly flocked to the comments to condemn the incident.
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One person said: “Just cowardly thugs taking cheap shots at the elderly, they should be ashamed of themselves… just sickening”.
Another added: “So sad absolutely zero respect for the older generation… wouldn’t be so funny if it was their gran.”
Someone else wrote: “Totally shocking, no respect for their elders, what would have happened to her if she was injured and couldn’t get help”.
While a fourth posted: “Aww I can’t believe what I’m seeing, that’s broke my heart watching that.”
And a fifth chimed in: “This is absolutely sickening, I hope the poor woman is okay.”
Police launched an investigation into the incident after receiving reports that a woman was assaulted in a field.
Cowardly thugs taking cheap shots at the elderly, they should be ashamed of themselves… just sickening
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They have now confirmed that three teenagers have been charged in connection with the incident.
A 14-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl have been charged with assault and threatening and abusive behaviour towards the woman.
And another 14-year-old boy has been charged with threatening and abusive behaviour.
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They will be reported to the Youth Justice Assessor.
Police Scotland Gary Campbell of Blairgowrie Police Station said: “We would like to thank the local community for their assistance during our enquiries.”
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