Prosecutors say five youths involved in a violent swarming of a 13-year-old girl in Kelowna,&nbsp;B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas.

Video captured the&nbsp;swarming of the girl last September at Gyro Beach on Okanagan Lake, where police said about 30 people were present.

The video shows a girl grabbing the victim and shoving her to the ground before another punches her several times about the head, while others in the crowd kick at the girl, then laugh as she lies immobile on the ground.

Location of Boyce-Gyro Beach Park in Kelowna, B.C.

Damienne Darby, a spokeswoman for the&nbsp;B.C. Prosecution Service, says one young person pleaded guilty to one count of assault in January and was handed a sentence of two years' probation in April.

5 youths arrested in targeted attack on 13-year-old Kelowna girl

Kelowna RCMP say five youths were arrested and released on strict conditions this week for their alleged role in an assault on a 13-year-old girl.

A number of teenagers film two young girls, all of whose faces are blurred.

In the video, a number of teenagers are seen to attack the girl, including throwing dirt on her.

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Five youths have been arrested and released on strict conditions following a targeted attack on a 13-year-old girl at a beach in Kelowna.

3 youths arrested in swarming attack on 13-year-old Kelowna girl

RCMP officers in Kelowna, B.C., say they have arrested three youths under 18 in connection to a targeted swarming attack that put a 13-year-old girl in hospital with serious injuries. Video of the attack, which involved multiple youths, was widely circulated on social media.

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Father demands answers after video of public attack on B.C. teen

A violent attack on a teenage girl that was caught on video by multiple people in Kelowna, B.C., has prompted her father to come forward, demanding answers and justice.

A number of teens appear to film an altercation in a dark park. All of their faces are blurred.

A teenager was violently beaten in a Kelowna, B.C., park on Friday evening. Video of the attack was widely circulated.  Faces have been intentionally blurred.

KELOWNA TEEN SWARMING ATTACK

A teenager was violently beaten in a Kelowna, B.C., park on Friday evening and video of the attack was widely circulated, police say. Faces have been intentionally blurred.

Darby says four other young people have since entered guilty pleas to the same charge, with court appearances scheduled in June and July.

Kelowna RCMP said at the time&nbsp;there had been&nbsp;41 reported incidents of youth violence in 2023, an increase from 16 in 2022

The offenders cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Video captured the swarming last September, which showed a number of teenagers punching and kicking a girl.

5 youths plead guilty in 2024 swarming of 13-year-old girl in Kelowna, B.C.

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