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CBC
09-05-2025
- CBC
5 youths plead guilty in 2024 swarming of 13-year-old girl in Kelowna, B.C.
Prosecutors say five youths involved in a violent swarming of a 13-year-old girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas. Video captured the swarming of the girl last September at Gyro Beach on Okanagan Lake, where police said about 30 people were present. The video shows a girl grabbing the victim and shoving her to the ground before another punches her several times about the head, while others in the crowd kick at the girl, then laugh as she lies immobile on the ground. Damienne Darby, a spokeswoman for the B.C. Prosecution Service, says one young person pleaded guilty to one count of assault in January and was handed a sentence of two years' probation in April. Darby says four other young people have since entered guilty pleas to the same charge, with court appearances scheduled in June and July. WATCH | Video of violent Kelowna attack circulated on social media: Kelowna, B.C., RCMP investigate violent attack on teen girl widely shared on video 7 months ago Duration 2:04 RCMP in the Okanagan are investigating a violent and public attack on a teen girl. As Brady Strachan reports, it happened Friday in a Kelowna park. Video of the incident has been circulating in the community. Kelowna RCMP said at the time there had been 41 reported incidents of youth violence in 2023, an increase from 16 in 2022 The offenders cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
CTV News
09-05-2025
- CTV News
5 youth plead guilty in swarming attack on 13-year-old Kelowna girl
Five youth suspects involved in a violent swarming attack on a 13-year-old girl in Kelowna last year have entered guilty pleas, prosecutors confirmed. One young person was sentenced to two years of probation on April 25, after pleading guilty to assault in January, a spokesperson for the B.C. Prosecution Service told CTV News. The other four pleaded guilty to assault in April and May, and have court appearances scheduled in June and July. Read more: Several 'aggressors' arrested after B.C. teen swarmed, B.C. RCMP say The offenders cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The Sept. 27 attack at Kelowna's Gyro Beach left the young victim with bruised ribs and a concussion, according to her father. Read more: 'It's ridiculous': Kelowna father furious after violent attack on his 13-year-old daughter Dozens of teenagers watched as the girl was beaten to the point of unconsciousness, some taking video of the incident which later circulated widely on social media. At the time, the RCMP said out of about 30 people present during the attack, two called police and attempted to intervene. With files from CTV News Vancouver's Yasmin Gandham
