Introduction: When looking at the most common characteristics of a violent offender, simply being male can be considered a risk factor. The male gender is characterized by traits such as strength and a natural desire to defend what is theirs. Such behaviors are driven by male hormones, which are used in the regulation of human aggression. Although girls account for a smaller share of adolescent arrests overall, the 1997 murder of Reena Virk, in which seven girls and one boy brutally assaulted and drowned a classmate, brought attention back to female violence juvenile. While male offenders often choose to act as individuals; The phenomenon of “girl gangs” has recently attracted the attention of researchers. Institutes from Canada, but also from the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany, have published studies focusing on the increase in female violence and the issue of “girl gangs”. After exceptionally violent murders, the public tends to be very sensitive and biased towards these issues, heavily influenced by the media. It is therefore important to distinguish between ordinary myths and statistics. Theories such as the liberal feminist view, as well as power control theory, view female violence as the result of an ever-changing society. However, to fully understand the nature of female violence, a combination of social, economic, biological and psychological factors must be taken into consideration. Typically, boys resort to violence to resolve conflict and protect their honor. Girls see it more as a means of emancipation, to prove that they are not the weaker sex. Youth crime statistics General statistics show that between 1986 and 1998, the number of Canadian teenagers charged with violent offenses a...... middle of paper ...... did not increase he history of disturbed behavior or personal connection to the victim, was capable of being involved in such a random, yet passionate, act of violence. Virk was a "punching bag" for the anxiety or internal frustration these girls were facing, which essentially leads to parents' inability to detect these issues and society's inability to provide support to them. these girls. Autopsy reports showed that Virk would most likely have died solely from her head injuries resulting from the severe beating she had received, essentially making every person present that night under the bridge responsible for Virk's death . Even though female violence is on the rise, the media has played a vital role in creating fear of female violence in Canada. Although the story of Reena Virk's murder is both heartless and alarming, few similar cases have occurred in the past 17 years..