A 91原创 special education teacher is recovering after being struck in the head and shoulder by rocks thrown at her by a group of teenagers in a scary confrontation in Willoughby on Oct 4.
Around 11 p.m. that Friday night, Tyrone Kennedy was bringing his girlfriend, who doesn鈥檛 want to be named, home from a teachers鈥� appreciation night when he pulled into the garage at her townhouse complex at 200 Street and 72 Avenue.
鈥淲e heard a commotion, with one guy yelling and three guys following him,鈥� said Kennedy. 鈥淥ne guy said to me, 鈥淕o back inside or I鈥檒l kill ya.鈥�
Kennedy said he told the four teen boys they shouldn鈥檛 talk like that.
鈥淣ext thing I knew is one guy is coming at me with a knife,鈥� he said. Another guy started throwing rocks, several of the rocks smashing the back windows of both of the couple鈥檚 vehicles, and mirrors.
鈥淥ne of the rocks hit [my girlfriend] in the back of the head and another hit her in the shoulder blade.
鈥淭here was blood everywhere and she still has a large bruise from the other rock,鈥� said Kennedy.
The teacher tried to shut her garage door and create some distance.
鈥淥ne of the teens threatened to kill our family if we called the police,鈥� he said.
The couple managed to phone 911 and an ambulance and police did arrive. The police were close by attending a teen party in the complex.
鈥淎 young girl was having a party and some strangers crashed the party and she kicked them out,鈥� said 91原创 RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks.
鈥淲e are pretty sure it was those four teens, kicked out of the party, that attacked this couple.鈥�
Unfortunately, the girl who had the party couldn鈥檛 provide a description of the suspects and neither could the victims.
鈥淚 was so busy watching this guy鈥檚 knife I didn鈥檛 get a good look at the guys.鈥�
Police didn鈥檛 find the teens and don鈥檛 have much more to investigate in the case, said Marks.
But she noted that it was a disturbing crime, which was violent in nature.
Kennedy is outraged that this senseless violence happened in 91原创, and to his girlfriend.
鈥淚t could have been much worse,鈥� he points out.
鈥淭hey are both out more than $600 in deductibles for the damage done to their cars.
The couple are still in shock and want neighbours to know the teens are out there and could strike again.
A neighbour believes she saw the teens at the Mac鈥檚 store on 200 Street, shortly after the attack.
The best description offered is that they are all Caucasian, in their late teens 鈥� 16 to 19 鈥� all thin, wearing jeans and hoodies.
One, who was carrying a skateboard, has shoulder-length straight brown hair.
Another teen was blond, with a pudgy face, but thin build, around 5鈥�6鈥� tall.
The neighbour who spoke with The Times said she believes she had previously seen them in the complex, smoking pot in the common area.
If you have any information about this crime call 91原创 RCMP at 604-532-3200 or, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
