Victim's mum arrested after attack

The mother of a girl bashed in an after-school brawl outside a secondary school in Helensville has been arrested after she took on one of the bullies.

Mellissa Anderson, who chased down the alleged ringleader in the attack, has defended her actions saying they were "a mother's rage'' after seeing her daughter hurt.

The group attack involving four girls, two aged 13 and two aged 14, took place between 3.30pm and 4pm outside Kaipara College on Friday.

Summer Anderson, 13, said she was waiting to catch the bus home with a friend when the group of students, also from the school, targeted her.

"These girls started chasing me down the road and beating me up. They were punching, hitting and kicking me,'' she said.    More Read