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Peterborough teen charged with assault downtown

A Peterborough teen is accused of assault following an altercation with another girl on Thursday.
A Peterborough teen is accused of assault following an altercation with another girl on Thursday. Global News Peterborough file

A 17-year-old Peterborough teenage girl has been arrested and charged with assault and mischief following an investigation.

On Thursday, police received a report that while in the area of Hunter Street West, the accused allegedly assaulted a female and damaged her cellphone.

Police say the accused and the female know each other.

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Officers investigated and later on Thursday, police say the accused turned herself in at the police station where she was arrested and charged with assault and mischief under $5,000.

She was released from custody and will appear in court on April 15.

The name of the accused cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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