Introduction: examining the most common characteristics of a violent offender, the simple fact of being a man can be considered a risk factor. The male gender is characterized by traits such as strength and a natural will to defend what belongs to him. Such behaviors are driven by male hormones, which are used in the regulation of human aggression. Although girls make up a smaller overall portion of teen arrests, the 1997 murder of Reena Virk, in which seven girls and a boy brutally attacked and drowned a classmate, shifts attention to female youth violence. While male offenders often choose to act as individuals; The phenomenon of “female gangs” has recently attracted the attention of researchers. Canadian, but also British, American and German institutes have published studies that highlight the increase in female violence and the problem of "female gangs". After exceptionally violent murders, the public tends to be very sensitive and prejudiced regarding these issues, heavily influenced by the media. Therefore, it is important to distinguish between ordinary myths and statistics. Theories such as the liberal feminist view and power control theory address female violence as the result of a constantly changing society. To fully understand the nature of female violence, however, a combination of social, economic, biological and psychological factors must be taken into consideration. Boys commonly use violence to resolve a conflict and to protect their honor, while girls see it as a way of emancipation, to demonstrate that they do not belong to the weaker sex. accused of violent crimes has... halfway through the document... had no history of problematic behavior or personal ties to the victim, he was capable of being involved in such a casual act of violence but passionate violence. Virk was a “punching bag” for the internal anxiety or frustration these girls faced, which essentially leads back to the failure of parents to detect these problems and the failure of society to provide support to these girls. Autopsy reports showed that Virk would most likely have died solely from head injuries caused by the severe beating she suffered, essentially making every person present under the bridge that night responsible for Virk's death. Although female violence is on the rise, the media has played an essential role in creating fear of female violence in Canada. Although the story of Reena Virk's murder is merciless and alarming, there have not been many similar cases in the last 17 years.