The St. Catherine south police are probing the alleged assault of a secondary level student in the Portmore area.

A portion of the incident, captured on video, show- a woman confronting a female student, who it appears had a disagreement with another student.

A man then walked up to the female student and punched her.

The student fell to the ground.

Operations Officer for the St. Catherine South police, Superintendent Hopton Nicholson said the police will investigate the incident thoroughly.

He is urging adults not to assault children.