Betty Gillis says she felt like throwing up when she first saw the video of her son defenceless on the ground being attacked by at least three other young people.
A group of youths filmed themselves attacking a 12-year-old in Campbell River.
Gillis’s son, who CHEK News is not identifying, had been heading to a nearby skatepark with his new bike when he came across the group of youths. Police say they’re aware of who the kids in the video are and are dealing with them but they’re also concerned about threats of vigilantism that are popping up online.
There’s been an outpouring of support for Gillis and her son online including from Zack Zacharias who teaches Brazilian Jiu jitsu in Willow Point. He’s offered to teach her son the form of self-defence for free.
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