Girl found with knife at local youth home

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************************* A 14-year-old female youth was arrested at 6:47 p.m. on the 13th at a local youth home and charged with two counts of threaten death or bodily harm, two counts of assault with a weapon, one count of breach of a release document and one count of mischief under $5,000.

It is alleged that while at the youth home, the accused was in possession of a pocket knife while she was on a recognizance release condition not to be in possession of any knife.

The accused while holding the knife, threatened to kill another youth male resident if he said anything about having the knife.

It is further alleged that the accused threatened one of the workers while she was holding the knife and also damaged a cabinet drawer.

************************* A 15-year-old youth was arrested on the 13th of September at 5:34 p.m. on Goulais Avenue and charges with one count of assault, one count of breach of a release document and one count of breach of probation under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

It is alleged that the accused assaulted a fellow student at a local high school on the 13th of September around 8 a.m. by pushing him up against a wall and kneeing him in his side.

At the time of the offence the accused was on probation and recognizance conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.

There were no injuries reported.

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