Peterborough Teen Charged With Assault On Senior After Verbal Altercation
/A 14-year-old Peterborough female teenager is facing an assault charge after an incident Wednesday afternoon.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 2:15 p.m., officers were called about an incident that happened near the trail behind Paddock Wood.
A verbal dispute between the teen and the 67-year-old victim broke out after the latter asked a group of young people to leave the area.
It escalated where the victim was punched in the face causing her to fall. She was then kicked and punched while on the ground. She was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre as a precaution.
Through investigation, Peterborough Police Service identified a suspect on Thursday. The female turned herself in.
She was charged with:
Assault
