Police investigation under way after bouncer allegedly assaulted teenage girl in Perdu

A police investigation is under way after a shocking video emerged of a bouncer allegedly assaulting a teenage girl in a Newcastle nightclub.

Lauryn Parker claims she was left bruised after a bouncer repeatedly kneed her on a flight of stairs in Perdu.

The 19-year-old said the incident has left her too "scared" to have a night out in the city.

Perdu sacked the bouncer after footage of the incident was viewed by more than 350,000 people on Facebook.

Now, Northumbria Police has launched an investigation into the incident.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “We can confirm officers are investigating a report of an assault at a premises on Collingwood Street in Newcastle on Wednesday (October 31).