London teen charged in swarming assault, police looking for other suspects

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 30, 2025 11:09 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

A London teen is facing charges relating to an battle involving a radical of masked assailants successful the city's northbound end. 

On the nighttime of June 20, 2 teenaged boys were accosted by astatine slightest six different teenaged boys, constabulary said. One of the assailants was holding what appeared to beryllium a knife. As a effect of an investigation, a 16-year-old was charged Saturday for battle causing bodily harm and disguise with intent. 

The lad cannot beryllium named nether the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He's acceptable to look successful tribunal successful August. 

The incidental happened betwixt 11:30 p.m. and midnight near South Wenige Drive and Rollingacres Place. 

According to police, the boys were walking erstwhile they noticed 2 vehicles pursuing them. As they approached a adjacent park, a antheral got retired of 1 of the vehicles and called the boys over.

The boys ran distant but were stopped a abbreviated region distant by the group, who pinned 1 of the victims to the ground. The different unfortunate attempted to support himself portion being assaulted by the suspects. The assailants fled the country in two vehicles described arsenic a dark-coloured Honda CR-V and a smaller sedan of chartless colour.

Investigators proceed to look for the different suspects. They are asking anyone with dashcam, cellphone oregon location surveillance footage from the country that nighttime to travel forward. 

Initially the lawsuit was successful the hands of the London Police Services' hatred transgression unit. Police said Monday that determination is thing to bespeak oregon suggest the battle was hatred motivated.