Ontario Premier condemns assault on Hamilton Air Cadets supervisor
Ontario Premier Doug Ford condemned the assault on Air Cadets supervisor Kenneth Kunkel in Hamilton on 9 November, calling the attack disgusting and urging parents to discipline their children. The 59-year-old commander had earlier suffered serious injuries.
Police said a 12-year-old boy and a 48-year-old woman assaulted Kunkel while he was supervising cadets selling Remembrance Day poppies on 31 October. The officer was seriously injured, underwent same-day spinal surgery and was left unable to walk, requiring hospitalization and rehabilitation.
Actors
Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Hamilton Police
59-year-old commanding officer (unnamed)
12-year-old boy
48-year-old woman
Veronica Formosa (witness)
Locations
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
The Centre on Barton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mandarin restaurant, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Boston Pizza, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
