WARNING: This article details violence.
The mother of a 15-year-old girl injured in an attack by a group of teenage girls in Surrey says she is grateful for the support her family has received.
The mother attended a rally Sunday in response to the attack, which took place at Hillcrest Elementary School on the evening of May 7.
Vehicles decorated in pink with signs of “stand up for harassment” and “I love, not hate” drove through Cloverdale to show support for the victim, who was bruised and beaten in an attack that the RCMP described as “extremely disturbing”. .
The mother of the victim, who was not identified by CBC News because the incident involved minors, said she was grateful for the support.
“My daughter is suffering from mental health and last year she tried to take her own life for harassment and we have just been through this and now we have to go through this,” she said. “I have enough support, enough people to turn to. All I can do is just hope she gets through this.”
Blurred images taken from a video posted online show an attack on a teenager in Surrey on the night of Saturday, May 7, 2022. A group of girls chased and pressed the victim in the corner against a fence at Hillcrest Elementary School. (Facebook)
Video of the attack was recorded and published online. It shows several teenage girls shouting at a girl who is bleeding from her face.
The group curses at her and chases her before pressing her into a corner with a chain link fence. She is made to kiss the shoes of her attackers, while apologizing profusely for something – it is not clear why.
“This is someone’s favorite”
Sunday’s anti-bullying rally was organized by BC Whiskey Wizards, a local group of men seeking to end the stigma surrounding mental health. Spokesman Thomas Smith said that in addition to the convoy, organizers stopped at the teenager’s home to leave gifts to let her know she was not alone.
Brian Tucori also attended the event as part of Bikers Against Bullying.
“People go out and support a cause like this because everyone feels it, it hits home,” he said. “This is someone’s loved one, someone’s child. I have two little girls myself and I would hate to be in that situation.”
The RCMP is investigating the incident and accusing it.
The rally comes amid other swarming incidents of teenagers in the Lower Continent.
Vancouver police said investigators are investigating at least four separate and possibly unrelated cases dating back to March.
Police say that if you or someone you know is targeted, contact them immediately.
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