Dad says 13-year-old son pepper sprayed by youth in ski masks in Windsor park
CBC
A father in Windsor, Ont., is demanding justice after he said his 13-year-old son was surrounded by roughly 10 teens wearing ski masks, pepper sprayed and nearly Tasered in an east-end park earlier this month.
Dave Bartsch says he got a call from his son at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 as he was driving to pick him up at the Forest Glade Drive skate park.
The call came from a nearby store where his son had run to get help after he allegedly was pepper sprayed in the face. Bartsch said his son's friend had bolted in another direction and gone to a neighbour's house to call 911.
"Crazy thoughts are going through my head. I was scared. I was scared for my boy," he said. "His face was just totally red faced. He couldn't even breathe because [the pepper spray] was all in his lungs."
Watch as Dave Bartsch describes what his 13-year-old son experienced:
The Windsor Police Service told CBC News in an email that the major crimes unit is actively investigating an assault at the Forest Glade Optimist Park. A spokesperson said the case involves two young victims and multiple suspects who may also be youths.
"To protect the integrity of the investigation and protect the identity of the victims, no further information will be released at this time," said Const. Talya Natyshak.