Eight boys, ranging in age from 13 to 16, are making their first court appearance in Hamilton on Friday in connection with the assault of a teen in Gage Park.
Police said an exchange of online comment is believed to have led up to the attack on a 14-year-old boy at the Midsummer’s Dream festival on August 18.
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Video of the assault was posted on social media, showing the victim being punched and kicked by a group of boys, while he lay on the ground on the fetal position.
As minors, the identities of the accused cannot be released.
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