A five-year-old Sikh boy has been left traumatised after ‘bullies’ cut his hair with scissors while at school, his parents say.

Alexandra McLeod Primary School in Abbey Wood, South East London, has launched an investigation into the alleged incident which is claimed to have left the youngster ‘deeply hurt’.

The reception pupil has never had his hair cut due to his religion and his parents now say they are to scared to send their son to school, My London reports.