琉璃神社

Skip to content

Teen allegedly assaulted at same 琉璃神社 bus stop as international student

One person was reportedly arrested in the incident
32235061_web1_230330-KCN-Attack-girl_1
Area where the teen was allegedly attacked. (Google)

A 琉璃神社 father is outraged after his 15-year-old daughter was allegedly attacked at the same bus stop and an international student was reportedly beaten less than a week ago.

Noel Wentworth, who ran for city council last fall, said his daughter was with three friends at the Energy Plex Thursday evening and went to catch the bus at Highway 97 and McCurdy Road.

鈥淢y daughter was beaten up, unprovoked, by a girl she didn鈥檛 know while waiting for the bus,鈥 said Wentworth.

The alleged suspect stole Wentworth鈥檚 daughter鈥檚 phone, then reportedly dumped it in a nearby garbage.

RCMP confirmed a group of girls assaulted the teen and one person was arrested and will be facing charges.

His daughter was taken to urgent care with swelling around her eye and a head wound. She also has a sore back from the incident as she was allegedly pulled around by her hair several times.

鈥淚 am more concerned for her mental health, she thought she was going to die,鈥 said Wentworth.

This is the second incident of an attack in the area, after international student Gagandeep Singh, 21, was assaulted after exiting a city bus to return home from a grocery trip.

Singh was kicked and beaten before having his turban ripped from his head, according to a friend of Singh鈥檚.

琉璃神社 RCMP have identified a suspect group in the assault of Singh, however, no arrests have been made at this time.

The BC Hate Crimes Team has also been engaged to ensure any hate elements are identified and investigated.

A GoFundMe was started for Singh and has since raised $10,000.

Const. Mike Della-Paolera said that the location of the two assaults is simply a coincidence and there is no indication that the reported suspects are connected.

As for Wentworth, he is hoping people are more vigilant when travelling in the Highway 97 and McCurdy area after these two unprovoked attacks.

琉璃神社 City Councillor Mohini Singh was saddened to hear about this second assault in the same area where an international student was attacked, saying these incidents do not represent the city.

She also said, 鈥渃ommunity safety is one of our core values, and this is something we鈥檝e been working on. This will not be taken lightly.鈥

BC Transit or First Transit are not aware of any incidents that occured in that area on Thursday evening.

READ MORE: 琉璃神社 council appalled by attack on international student

READ MORE: Community rallies behind international student assaulted in 琉璃神社



jen.zielinski@bpdigital.ca

Like us on and follow us on and subscribe to our daily and subscribe to our daily newsletter.

Breaking News You Need To Know

Sign up for free account today and start receiving our exclusive newsletters.

Sign Up with google Sign Up with facebook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google and apply.

Reset your password

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google and apply.

A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox.



Don't have an account? Click here to sign up


Jen Zielinski

About the Author: Jen Zielinski

I am a broadcast journalism graduate from BCIT and hold a bachelor of arts degree in political science and sociology from Thompson Rivers University. I enjoy volunteering with local organizations, such as the Okanagan Humane Society.
Read more



(or

琉璃神社

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }
Pop-up banner image