Dad of teen swarmed in Kelowna park says videotaped attack was ‘premeditated’

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“It was organized, it was premeditated. You tin perceive successful the video radical saying ‘Get the ellipse choky truthful she can’t escape’ and past they conscionable commencement beating connected her.”

The begetter of a 13-year-old miss is speaking retired astir a superior incidental involving his girl connected the play and helium wants answers.

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

In the video, obtained by Global News, the young miss is swarmed and beaten unconscious. Young radical lasting astir are yelling and filming the attack. When the miss is unconscious connected the ground, immoderate of the youths scoop ungraded onto her caput portion she lays there.

“I privation I could unsee it,” said the victim’s father, who Global News is not naming to support the girl’s identity.

“People that don’t adjacent cognize her. (I) can’t adjacent decorativeness watching it, and that’s my kid.”

Kelowna RCMP said officers were called to respective incidents of “social upset and younker committing transgression offences, including assault, mischief” and different offences connected Sept. 27, particularly successful the 3000 artifact of Lakeshore Road.

RCMP said a video of this incidental involving the onslaught connected the young miss is circulating wide successful the community.

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 the content they were going a party, helium said, but erstwhile they got determination her person rapidly left.

He said helium took his girl to the infirmary and she was diagnosed with bruised ribs and a concussion.

“Physically, she’s 1 of the toughest kids I know, but she’s got a agelong roadworthy up of her,” helium said.

“I privation this taken seriously. I don’t privation to person this brushed nether the carpet.”

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RCMP said they are lone releasing a fewer details arsenic the lawsuit involves underage younker and is delicate successful nature.

“I can’t ideate wherefore immoderate kid would locomotion astir Kelowna safely close present unless they’re the ones doing the beatings,” the victim’s begetter said.

In a statement, Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas said helium was shocked to perceive astir the incidental and helium has been successful interaction with the RCMP Superintendent.
“My thoughts are with the young unfortunate and her household during this incredibly hard time, and I privation her a afloat and swift recovery,” h

As this is an ongoing probe that is being handled by the Kelowna RCMP, it is important that the process beryllium respected and allowed to unfold. I person been successful interaction with the RCMP Superintendent and person afloat assurance successful the enactment they are doing to guarantee that those liable are held accountable.

While I americium presently successful Ottawa advocating connected Kelowna’s objectives and concerns, I stay afloat engaged with City enactment and the RCMP connected this matter. Ensuring the information and well-being of our assemblage continues to stay a priority.”

Kelowna RCMP are asking anyone who whitethorn person witnessed this incidental and has yet to talk with them to telephone 250-762-3300 and notation record fig 2024-57168.