3 youths arrested in swarming attack of Kelowna, B.C. girl filmed by bystanders

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Kelowna, B.C., RCMP said 3 youths person now been arrested successful relationship pinch a swarming onslaught connected a 13-year-old woman connected Friday night.

At a property convention connected Wednesday, Kelowna RCMP Sgt. Laura Pollock said investigators identified 5 aggressors successful relationship pinch nan assault.

On Tuesday, 3 of nan 5 were arrested and released connected strict conditions.

They cannot beryllium named owed to being nether 18 years old.

“It was organized, it was premeditated. You tin perceive successful nan video group saying, ‘Get nan circle tight truthful she can’t escape’ and past they conscionable commencement beating connected her.”

The victim’s begetter said to Global News connected Tuesday astir nan incident, saying that he wants answers.

“I don’t cognize what she could person done to merit a beating for illustration that,” he said.

In nan video, obtained by Global News, nan young woman is swarmed and beaten unconscious. Young group opinionated astir are yelling and filming nan attack. When nan woman is unconscious connected nan ground, immoderate of nan youths scoop ungraded onto her caput while she lays there.

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“I would for illustration to return this clip to admit nan 2 younker who did make an effort to intervene,” Pollock said.

“Thank you. One called nan constabulary and 1 attempted to extremity nan assault.”

Pollock added that of nan 30 aliases truthful group opinionated astir and taking photos, those were 2 who showed compassion and did nan correct thing.

The victim’s begetter told Global News that his girl was lured to Kelowna’s Boyce-Gyro Park astir 8 p.m. connected Friday by her champion friend. She was nether nan belief they were going a party, he said, but erstwhile they sewage location her friend quickly left.

He said he took his girl to nan infirmary and she was diagnosed pinch bruised ribs and a concussion.