Woman accused of death threats against 2 boys
CBC News
Posted: Oct 19, 2012 7:48 AM NT
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2012 7:46 AM NT
Police in Corner Brook have charged a woman with assaulting a boy, as well as with threatening to kill him and another youth.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said a boy, 12, called police for help on Wednesday night around 10 p.m., and said he had been assaulted at a house on Webster Place.
Police found the boy at a nearby home, and later arrested a woman, 35, on charges of assault and two counts of uttering threats to kill.
Police said the woman and the complainant were known to each other, but did not elaborate.
"The uttering threats charges resulted from an allegation that the accused had threatened the 12-year-old victim as well as a 14-year-old male youth during this incident," the force said in a statement.
Police said the younger boy sustained minor injuries.
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