17-Year Old Female Brutally Attacked, Tortured In Yarmouth
Posted on Monday, January 7, 2019 12:29 PM
RCMP say five suspects have been arrested in what police are calling a targeted incident.
Corporal Jennifer Clarke of the Nova Scotia RCMP tells Acadia News that on Friday January 4, just before 8 p.m., an injured 17-year-old female entered a convenience store on Highway 3 in Yarmouth.
Clarke says the victim was bleeding, had several injuries to her face and hands, and was screaming.
Employees called 911 and RCMP and paramedics attended the scene and the victim was transported to hospital by ambulance.
Corporal Clarke says the investigation has determined that the victim was picked up that night on Cliff Street in a blue Hyundai Tucson with Nova Scotia licence plate GGA 153.
“She was picked up under a pretense. She knew the driver but she didn’t realize there were three people in the back of the vehicle that she didn’t know. They began punching her and hitting her in the head.”
Clarke says they drove to Leighton Street. in Hebron where the victim was further assaulted, including being dragged out of the vehicle, thrown to the ground and kicked and punched in the head.
“They then went to another person’s residence on Baker Street then drove to the NSLC on Starrs Road and the victim went into the store with one of the suspects.”
Then they drove to another location on Green Street where the assaults continued and the owner of a dog actually tried to get it to attack her.
The suspects then poured water all over her face and down her throat.
She was dragged to the car by her hair.
There were now six people in the vehicle.
They left that location and went to the convenience store on Hwy. 3.
The victim who had been between two people in the backseat, was able to flee the vehicle, run to the store, and get help.
Clarke says the victim and suspects were known to one another.
One suspect was arrested that evening, and two other females were arrested on January 5 and 6.
They are facing Aggravated Assault and Assault with a Weapon charges.
The two remaining suspects were arrested this morning.
Police are asking for anyone who can assist with this investigation to contact them at 902-742-9106.
This includes providing information about the locations and times the blue Hyundai Tucson was seen in Yarmouth on January 4, or any other information that might be relevant to this investigation.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca,
(story by Gary Nickerson
