A youth is facing charges after a seven-year-old was assaulted at a bus stop in Rocky Mountain House last month. An RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023 in St. John’s. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. – A youth has been charged after a seven-year-old was assaulted at a bus stop in Rocky Mountain House, Alta., last month.
RCMP charged the 14-year-old with assault causing bodily harm after the Dec. 21 attack, after which the younger child was taken to a local hospital.
Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the youth facing the charge cannot be identified.
The youth has been released on conditions and is to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Rocky Mountain House on Feb. 15.
