Youth recovering in hospital after being struck by baseball bat at Whitby high school
Posted March 22, 2024 1:37 pm.
Last Updated March 22, 2024 1:38 pm.
A youth is recovering after being assaulted at a high school in Whitby on Thursday afternoon which sent them to hospital, Durham Regional Police say.
Police were called to Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School at Dryden Boulevard and Anderson Street shortly before 12:30 p.m.
Officers arrived on scene and located a youth suffering from a head injury, and he was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
An on-scene investigation determined the victim was struck in the head with a baseball bat by a group of five to six males. The group left the area in a vehicle. Investigators believe this to be a targeted attack and there is no risk to public safety.
