By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-03 00:20:21 | Updated at 2024-10-03 02:41:08
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A Canadian teenager was lured to a beach where she filmed being savagely beaten by a mob of minors.
The horrific attack was filmed by multiple bystanders who watched as the 13-year-old girl was surrounded by bullies at Gyro Beach in Kelowna.
The girl was supposedly lured to the beach by a friend and attacked around 8.30pm on Friday.
In the video, one attacker is seen jumping on her while gripping her hair, as she suffers multiple blows to the face.
Later in the video, another attacker kicks the 13-year-old in the head which knocks her unconscious. Another male youth proceeded to kick dirt onto her limp body.
A Canadian 13-year-old girl was lured to Gyro Beach in Kelowna where she was savagely beaten by a mob of minors in a horrendous bullying attack
The girl was supposedly lured to the beach by a friend and attacked around 8.30pm on Friday
The crowd cheered during the attack and multiple phones captured this brutal ambush, with the content later being reshared on social media platforms.
The girl's father Donovan, who didn't release his last name to protect his daughter's identity, told CTV News Vancouver that he wants criminal charges pressed against his daughter's assailants.
He told them the group had snatched his daughter's phone at the beginning of the attack and then threw it on her body once they had knocked her unconscious.
'I watched two minutes of my daughter getting near beat to death, like 20 or 30 kids who just decided that it was better for them to record it and laugh at her.'
Donovan said she was taken to the hospital where it was revealed she suffered bruised ribs and a concussion - but even worse are the emotional scars.
The father told CTV News Vancouver: 'Mentally, she started therapy and I don't know how long that's ever going to take for her to trust or want to be outside again.'
Kelowna Royal Canadian Mounted Police held a press conference on Wednesday. Sergeant Laura Pollock confirmed that 30 youth had been present and recording.
She also confirmed that the attack was targeted.
Pollock said that two youth attempted to intervene. One called the police and the other attempted to stop the assault.
The girl's father Donovan, who didn't release his last name to protect his daughter's identity, told CTV News Vancouver that he wants criminal charges pressed against his daughter's assailants
Kelowna Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Laura Pollock said police were able to identify five assailants. On Tuesday, three of the five identified were arrested and released on 'strict conditions'
Pollock said: 'Of the 30 plus people that were standing around, watching and taking videos, you showed compassion and made the right decision.'
After looking at the video, police were able to identify five assailants. On Tuesday, three of the five identified were arrested and released on 'strict conditions'.
'We will be monitoring them to ensure they're complying with these conditions and attending any future court dates,' Pollock said.
Pollock pleaded with the public to stop circulating the video that's been passed around in the Kelowna community.
The identity of the assailants and the victim haven't been released since they are underage and protected by Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Privacy Act.
Both of these act protects the privacy of young offenders, victims and witnesses through publication bans on their identity.
