Four teens arrested for assault against fellow student in Hamilton
Published January 27, 2020 at 7:49 pm
Hamilton Police have arrested four youths following a recent incident of assault in Ancaster.
Hamilton Police have arrested four youths following a recent incident of assault in Ancaster.
Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, a large disturbance involving students from St. Thomas More Secondary and Bishop Tonnos Secondary occurred at a plaza in the area of Pannabaker Drive and Garner Road West.
During the incident, which was captured on video, a 15 year old male student from Bishop Tonnos was assaulted and sustained minor injuries.
“Police have learned that approximately 20 students from St. Thomas More were in attendance at the time of the disturbance,” police say.
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Between Tuesday, January 21 and Saturday, January 25, four males were arrested at the Hamilton Police Mountain Division — three 15 year olds and one 14 year old, all from Hamilton.
“Additional students also were identified as being indirectly involved and that information was passed on to the school administrations,” police added.
The investigation has been turned over to the Youth Office for a Diversion Program related to the offence of assault.
Anyone with further information is asked to call the Mountain Division Youth Resource Office at 905-546-3889.
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