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The Underworld of Girlhood: The Murder of Reena Virk


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On November 14th, 1997, 14-year-old teen Reena Virk joined a group of peers from her neighbourhood for some late-night partying under the Craigflower Bridge, in the Saanich district of Vancouver Island. Little did she know, the night of revelry was but a ruse. Under the bridge, Reena was assailed by a group of teens - mostly girls - with shocking brutally. The events that followed would engender a moral panic about the capacity for violence amongst teenage girls and would later open up a national conversation about racially motivated bullying. Join us today as we discuss the story of Reena Virk.

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