EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include comments from a woman claiming to be the mother of the accused, who contradicts the police version of the incident.
A Peterborough teen faces charges after allegedly assaulting a child and a teen at a park on Saturday.
Around 5:10 p.m., police said the accused was at a playground on Alexander Avenue operating a remote control car. Police say the accused got into an alleged verbal dispute with a teen and a child which led to a physical altercation.
“During the dispute, it was reported that the accused brandished a small knife and struck the child with the knife and kicked the teen in the leg,” police issued in a statement on Tuesday morning.
The pair went home to report the incident to family, police said.
A family member and a friend attended the residence of the accused and attempted to speak to him about the incident.
“At which point the accused assaulted both adult parties and threatened one of the parties,” police stated.
Police were called and located the accused and arrested him.
Edward McLean, 18, of Alexander Avenue, is charged with the following:
• Assault with a weapon
• Three counts of assault
• Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 20.
In an email to CHEX News, Tammy McLean – a woman claiming to be the mother of the accused – says police have “the entire story wrong.” CHEX News has not been able to verify the authenticity of the email.
She claims her son is disabled and the people involved were his cousins.
“He did not stab the child, he pushed him down,” she wrote. “As far as the other teen getting kicked, she punched my son in the back of the head so he kicked her because of it. Then the 2 adult women came out to yell at him. So he left to come home.”
McLean alleges the women followed her son home and continued to yell at him.
“The one woman called him on to fight. With my son’s disability he doesn’t think he just reacts,” she wrote. “I pulled him off of her, then the other woman sicker (sucker) punched him, so he went after her. I also pulled him off her.”
“Then the one woman’s husband got into it with my husband then with my son being restrained the woman’s husband came and sicker (sucker) punched my son. But the cops don’t do anything about that, and never gave my son any rights allowed to him.”
Peterborough police say they stand by the details issued in their release, noting the information came from a police report.
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