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Boy, 13, charged with making threats after video posted targeting Brantford, Ont., school

Police have charged a boy after a video was posted online allegedly making threats concerning a Brantford, Ont., school.
Police have charged a boy after a video was posted online allegedly making threats concerning a Brantford, Ont., school. File photo

BRANTFORD, Ont. – A 13-year-old boy is charged after allegedly posting a video online that made threats concerning a Brantford, Ont., school.

Police say they were called on Monday night by a member of the public concerned about the video.

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They say officers investigated the incident and identified a 13-year-old boy who was arrested early Tuesday afternoon.

The boy is charged with uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death and was being held for a bail hearing.

Brantford police say they take online or social-media posts seriously and treat acts of violence or threats of violence the same.

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