Syrian refugee filmed attacking and punching his wife in front of young son

A SYRIAN refugee was filmed violently attacking his wife on the road – while their child watched on helplessly.

The clash took place in the Antalya Province of southern Turkey – close to the country’s Mediterranean coast.

A red car was filmed pulling over on the side of a road, unaware it had stopped metres away from a TV news crew.

Belongings started to be thrown out of the passenger-side door by the woman.

As the man, who had been driving the car, got out and walked towards the other side of the car his wife leapt out and tried to strike him with a teapot.

The man grabbed hold of her wrist and twisted it behind her back, taking the teapot from her, as his wife shouted in pain.

She then opened the back door and pulled her seven-year-old son from the car before her husband punched her on the head.

The wife then sat down on the kerb crying while the man put everything back in the car while gesturing angrily at the TV crew as he realised his sickening attack had been filmed.

His wife then walked off on foot as the man put his son in the front passenger seat before following her in the car.

When he caught up with her, he shouted to her to get back in the car and she did, telling her son to get in the back.

The family finally set off on their journey – only to be stopped by a police officer who had seen their row.

The woman reportedly told the policeman she was upset because her father had died.