Overview

• On July 29 a video posted by the victims showed three men in a pickup at Lansdowne Place Mall in Peterborough hurling racial slurs, making obscene gestures and issuing a death threat.
• Peterborough Police launched a formal investigation on August 8 after footage circulated widely on social media.
• The accused, an 18-year-old man from the City of Kawartha Lakes, was charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
• Police have identified a hate-crime element in the case and plan to address it as the charge moves through the court process.
• The victims say they remain traumatized and public response has highlighted data showing a surge in anti-Indian hate slurs in Canada since 2019.