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Peterborough girl charged with multiple counts of assaulting adults, mischief

A Peterborough teenager faces multiple assault charges following an incident at a west-end home. Global News Peterborough file

A 15-year-old Peterborough girl is facing assault charges following an incident at a home in the city’s west end on Monday evening.

Around 6 p.m., the Peterborough Police Service says officers responded after several residents reported being assaulted by a girl in a residence in the area of Kawartha Heights Boulevard and Lansdowne Street.

One of the victims was treated by paramedics.

The home also sustained damage.

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A 15-year-old girl was arrested and charged with three counts of assaulting an adult, two counts of mischief under $5,000 and one count each of assault with a weapon and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

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The accused was held in custody and will appear in court on Tuesday, police said.

Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the name of the accused cannot be released.

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