Teen Charged for Vandalizing Tamil Genocide Monument

0:00It's April 3. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News Today, powered by AI. A 14-year-old boy from Brampton now faces charges for vandalizing the Tamil Genocide Monument in Chingwa, Kusipark. Police say it happened on March 20th, with the rawgatory spray painting messages all over the memorial. After their hate crimes unit dug in, they hit the kid with two counts of mischief over $5,000 this past Tuesday. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, his name stays protected, and he'll head to court down the line. This spot honors victims of the Tamil Genocide during Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war, which wrapped up in 2009. The National Council of Canadian Tammals and the City of Brampton built it as a place for remembrance and education, unveiling it last May. It's not the first hit, the monument got tagged back in May and June of last year, too. The Council's fired up, slamming this as part of a bigger push to deny the genocide, and police are keeping eyes peeled for more trouble ahead.