Ontario premier urges parents to discipline boys after cadet commander assault

Ontario premier urges parents to discipline boys after cadet commander assault

Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged parents to give their sons a “little ass whooping” on 10 November, after two boys were linked to the assault of Royal Canadian Air Cadets commander Kenneth Kunkel in Hamilton, Ontario. Police said a 12-year-old boy and a 48-year-old woman were arrested after they attacked the 59-year-old commander while he supervised cadets selling Remembrance Day poppies at a Hamilton mall.

The commander, Captain Kenneth Kunkel, suffered severe injuries, including spinal damage that required same-day surgery and left him unable to walk, hospital officials reported. CityNews reported that the youths had blown an air horn at the cadets before the confrontation.

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Premier Doug Ford suggests 'ass whooping' for 2 boys connected to alleged assault of Hamilton cadet leader
Premier Doug Ford suggests 'ass whooping' for 2 boys connected to alleged assault of Hamilton cadet leader

CBC • 10 Նոյ 00:20

Premier Doug Ford suggested parents give their children a “little ass whooping” after two boys were accused of assaulting a Royal Canadian Air Cadets commander in Hamilton.

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‘Absolutely disgusting’: Ford addresses Hamilton poppy drive assault
‘Absolutely disgusting’: Ford addresses Hamilton poppy drive assault

Global News • 9 Նոյ 17:59

Premier Doug Ford called the attack on a Hamilton air cadet captain "absolutely disgusting" and urged parents to discipline their children, while police charged a 12-year-old and a 48-year-old woman with assault.

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Doug Ford speaks out
Doug Ford speaks out

CP24 • 9 Նոյ 16:58

Premier Doug Ford denounced the attack on Air Cadets supervisor Kenneth Kunkel, calling it disgusting and urging parents to discipline their children.

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Cadet leader 'immobile' after alleged horror attack by woman and boy
Cadet leader 'immobile' after alleged horror attack by woman and boy

Toronto Sun • 6 Նոյ 10:07

Captain Kenneth Kunkel, a Royal Canadian Air Cadets commander, was left unable to walk after an incident involving a 12-year-old boy and a 48-year-old woman at a mall in Hamilton.

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Cadet captain unable to walk after ‘senseless attack’ during Hamilton poppy drive
Cadet captain unable to walk after ‘senseless attack’ during Hamilton poppy drive

Global News • 5 Նոյ 15:06

Captain Kenneth Kunkel, who was supervising air cadets in Hamilton, Ontario, suffered severe injuries after an altercation with youths and a woman, underwent same-day spinal surgery and is now in rehabilitation.

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altering injuries after confronting youths accused of harassing Air Cadets selling poppies
altering injuries after confronting youths accused of harassing Air Cadets selling poppies

CityNews Toronto • 4 Նոյ 15:43

A 59-year-old man supervising Air Cadets was seriously injured following a confrontation with two youths who blew an air horn at the cadets, police said.

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Woman, 48, and boy, 12, arrested, Hamilton police say, after air cadet leader assaulted while selling poppies
Woman, 48, and boy, 12, arrested, Hamilton police say, after air cadet leader assaulted while selling poppies

CBC • 2 Նոյ 20:56

Police in Hamilton arrested a 48-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy after they assaulted a 59-year-old commanding officer of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets while he supervised cadets selling Remembrance Day poppies.

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