B.C. teen girls charged after 2 violent incidents on transit [Video]

Three teenage girls from B.C.’s Lower Mainland have been criminally charged in connection with a pair of violent attacks that took place on transit over the summer.

During one of the incidents, a young woman had “clumps of her hair” pulled out, Metro Vancouver Transit Police said in a news release Thursday.

The other victim – a 16-year-old homestay student – was punched, kicked and dragged by her hair.

In a statement, Const. Amanda Steed of the MVTP said bystanders stepped in to help both of the victims, and thanked those Good Samaritans for their “bravery and selflessness.”

The separate incidents both happened on the night of July 11, beginning around 9 p.m. as the homestay student was riding a SkyTrain through New Westminster.

She “caught the attention” of three teenage girls after reaching out to prevent one of them from “prying open the doors” as the train was in …