This is the terrifying moment a group of teenagers and their parents assaulted a basketball referee at a Georgia church athletic facility, leaving him so badly injured that he needed 30 stitches. 

Footage of the incident shows how the ‘Love of the game’ event at the Stronghold Christian Church in Lithonia on Sunday afternoon turns violent. 

Three young basketball players from one team and two adults can be seen chasing the referee around the court and pinning him to the floor. 

The violent attack is being investigated by the Dekalb County Police Department. Nobody has been arrested. 

The bloodied referee has not been identified.