Horrific footage of an autistic teen being assaulted in a playground

An autistic boy was repeatedly punched in the face in a horrifying attack by three teenagers that was filmed and posted on social media.

The 15-year-old was surrounded on a large swing in a skate park on Fishery Point Road in Bonnell’s Bay, near Newcastle, at 5.30pm on Saturday.

They relentlessly taunted the terrified boy, making threats while swinging him around violently before punching him in the face several times.

All three teenagers, aged 19, 17 and 16, were arrested on Sunday morning at a Tuggerah shopping centre and charged with robbery in company.

The victim screamed in terror throughout the attack, covering his face with his arms and kicking wildly with his legs while protesting he 'didn't do anything'.

The boys egged each other on to abuse him more, with the person filming at one point urging the others to 'make him cry'.

They later upended the swing, dumping him on the ground before kicking him just before the video ended.

Many threatened reprisal attacks and one even bet a video of them beating beaten would get more views than theirs.

Several people claiming to know the trio posted the address and a photo of the house they were all said to live in, and a woman claiming to live there said many people had come looking for them but they were not home.

The 19-year-old was granted conditional bail to appear in Wyong Local Court on March 8 and the other two were granted conditional bail to appear at a children’s court on March 7.