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VIDEO: B.C. homeowners hospitalized after TikTok challenge turns ugly

Charges pending against teens and residents after longstanding door-kicking problem comes to a head
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Home security video captures a person kicking at a front door, part of a TikTok challenge. Photo via video reel

A TikTok challenge involving kicking a home’s door and running away before the occupants answer took a nasty turn in Crown Isle, when the homeowners confronted the youths.

Owen May has been on the receiving end of this prank for a number of years. This year has been especially bad.

“It’s been four, four-and-a-half years of these kids kicking down our door in the middle of the night,” said the Crown Isle resident.

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Terry Farrell

About the Author: Terry Farrell

Terry returned to Black Press in 2014, after seven years at a daily publication in Alberta. He brings 14 years of editorial experience to Comox Valley Record...
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