The Tragic Story of a Teen Murdered by Her Peers — Reena Virk
The young teen was bullied relentlessly and was brutally murdered at a party by eight classmates
Reena Virk was born in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, on March 10th, 1983. Her mother, Suman, was from an Indo-Canadian family, and her father, Manjit, was an Indian immigrant. The family was Jehovah’s Witnesses, and with their combination of cultures and beliefs, they were often described as “a minority within a minority.”
Reena was the oldest of three children and was raised in the quiet, middle-class suburb of View Royal, which was a predominantly white, upper-class neighborhood. Growing up, Reena sought acceptance from her peers but was bullied for her appearance and race. In middle school, she started to act out and pick fights at home. Her parents learned that she’d been bullied since she started school and suspected that she was slipping into depression because of it.
In May of 1994, the family moved, and Reena transferred to Burnside Elementary School. Her parents hoped this would end the bullying, and first, it seemed like it was working. Reena was becoming more social and met a new friend, which she was very excited about. But when that new friend suddenly shunned Reena, she became distraught, and the bullying…
