Winnipeg police tackle spate of violent youth crime – Winnipeg [Video]

Police are speaking out after a string of, what they are calling, “rash and violent robberies and attacks” in recent days on Winnipeg streets. Youths are being charged in connection to each.

Between Sunday night and Tuesday morning, Winnipeg Police Services (WPS) chief Danny Smyth said there were four robberies, two involving a 13-year-old suspect.

The first victim was a 19-year-old woman. Officers said she had been waiting for her bus when the teen allegedly demanded her phone, pulled out a machete, and swung it at her.

“As she was trying to protect herself, she sustained serious injuries to her upper body,” authorities said. The suspect then ran away, and a good Samaritan helped the woman until police got there and provided emergency medical care.

She was taken to hospital in stable condition, officers said, where she was treated for life-altering injuries.

Two days later, the teen is alleged to have robbed a 12-year-old boy at gunpoint near …