Chilliwack RCMP investigate ‘disturbing’ youth assault captured on video

CHILLIWACK — A provincial legislator in British Columbia says she is disturbed and heartbroken by a video that shows an alleged group attack on a teenager.

A’aliya Warbus, the legislature member for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, says in a post on social media Saturday that the child is the victim of “targeted cruelty.”

RCMP in Chilliwack say they are looking to identify the people involved in what they describe as a “disturbing” video circulating on social media, and that anyone with information should come forward.

Police say they received a report of an assault that took place Sunday evening involving a group of youths and a female victim.

RCMP say investigators are working with the Chilliwack School District, but there is no indication an attack happened during school hours.

Warbus says the video calls to mind the fatal 1997 group assault of teenager Reena Virk in Saanich, B.C., and says public safety is still an issue across the province.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2026