Police investigating teen swarming assault in north London, appealing for witnesses

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 27, 2025 4:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 27

London constabulary are investigating a late-night battle involving a radical of masked teens successful the city's northbound extremity past week. They are asking the nationalist to travel guardant with immoderate accusation oregon video that could assistance place the suspects.

The incidental happened conscionable earlier midnight connected Friday, June 20, adjacent South Wenige Drive and Rollingacres Place.

According to police, 2 teenage boys were walking successful the country betwixt 11:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. 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 from the vehicles but were stopped a abbreviated region distant by astir six teenaged males, who proceeded to battle 1 of the antheral victims, pinning him connected the ground," said Sgt. Sandasha Bough, successful a media merchandise issued Friday afternoon.

"One of the suspects was holding what appeared to beryllium a weapon astatine the clip of the incident. The suspects approached the different male, who attempted to support himself portion being assaulted by each six suspects."

The suspects past fled the country successful 2 vehicles described arsenic a dark-coloured Honda CR-V and a smaller sedan of chartless colour.

Investigators are asking anyone with dashcam, cellphone oregon location surveillance footage from the country that nighttime to travel forward. The probe has been assigned to the London Police Service Hate Crime Unit, with enactment from patrol investigators. Officers are moving to find whether the battle was hate-motivated and whether the suspects knew the victims.

Anyone with accusation is being asked to telephone London constabulary oregon Crime Stoppers. Tips tin besides beryllium submitted anonymously online.