Fake Balenciaga sneakers led to teen’s attack at Glendale mall, mom says

The Brief

  • A Valley teen was assaulted at Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale.
  • According to the teen’s mother, the attack came seemingly out of nowhere, and the suspect tried to take his shoes.
  • The teen’s mom said the shoes were made to look like Balenciaga sneakers, but they weren’t real.

GLENDALE, Ariz. A Phoenix area teen’s day at the mall took a dark turn when he was assaulted by other teenagers who went after his shoes.

What we know:

Nicole Winfree said she and her son, Brady, moved to the Valley from Ohio just a few months ago, and it’s already been a difficult adjustment for him, but soon after dropping him off at the Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale to hang out with friends, she got a call from police saying he’d been assaulted.

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