Woman attacked by kids at Saskatoon playground update
Figured I'd combine excerpts from a few articles together, as a TL;DR.
"We were sitting in the front room on the couch and we saw these kids gathering up, and once we saw them gather up, we said, 'Trouble.' And sure as hell, the trouble began,"
Police officers had actually been there five minutes before the attack, confronting the same group of boys, but it didn’t appear to be enough of a deterrent to make them leave the park. "We are also currently looking into a small number of other incidents, involving a group of young people in the area," Carolyn estimates a group of about 20 kids have been responsible for at least three recent incidents in the park.
They kept throwing sticks and stones at the man….. When they realized she was filming everything on a phone they went after her….attacked by a group of children…"Kids grabbed my cellphone from me"…."they all started swarming me"….assault continued as she fell to the ground….She [10 year old daughter] was screaming and crying and she was so scared for her mom….she [Mom] feared for the life of her 10-year-old child, who could only watch as her mother was beaten….She eventually got up and walked away after her attackers left…"Those kids were still yelling and screaming, while we were leaving the park"
“My daughter, she’s just scared now. She’s been pretty much terrified,”
…continues to recover from the attack, she said she isn’t holding any grudges, hasn’t decided whether she'll press charges yet.
…hopes police increase their patrols of the area and adequately deal with potential issues.
The [male] witness requested anonymity because he fears for his safety.
HONK HONK
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/mother-assaulted-pleasant-hill-park-1.5145394
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/mother-attacked-at-saskatoon-park-says-she-feared-for-daughter-s-life-1.4431311
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/hope-my-daughter-is-ok-woman-attacked-in-video-in-park-says-she-was-scared-for-her-daughter-s-life-1.4431587
https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/i-asked-god-to-forgive-them-woman-attacked-by-kids-at-saskatoon-playground-doesn-t-hold-a-grudge-1.4432814
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/police-investigating-video-of-apparent-attack-on-woman-in-saskatoon-park