
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with aggravated assault related to a vicious attack on a lesbian last weekend, Edmonton’s police chief said Saturday as he apologized for how officers handled the case.
Shannon Barry was kicked in the face after a group of young men allegedly taunted her with homophobic slurs. The blow broke Barry’s jaw and the bone below her eye socket: she underwent reconstructive surgery earlier this week. Doctors put two metal plates in her face and told her she may have permanent nerve damage.
Photograph by: Larry Wong, Edmonton Journal
“I’m overwhelmed by everything,” Barry said Saturday.
“I’m happy that somebody is going to be held responsible for what happened and, as far as his age goes, I’m just really sad.”
Police took a teenage boy into custody Friday night and said Saturday they have not established that the attack was a hate crime. However, police are still investigating the incident, which happened at 3:25 in the morning.
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