Saturday, April 20, 2024

More charges laid in Yonge St beating

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A second Brampton teen, this one also 15, has been arrested and charged with assault, in the case of a 35 year old woman beaten on Yonge Street.

The beating was vicious, and it speaks to a disturbing trend of physical violence among teenage girls. However just because we’re seeing it more online, it doesn’t mean the problem is worse now than before – it just means we may be more aware of it. Cristina Tenaglia takes a look at what some experts are saying about girls and fighting.


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