A Missouri girl is in crucial situation and the teenager accused of sending her to the hospital after slamming her head into the pavement close to their highschool has been arrested.
Officers with the St. Louis County Police Department responded to a combat in progress at an intersection close to Hazelwood East Excessive Faculty on Friday.
Responding officers discovered a juvenile feminine struggling a “severe head injury.” The woman was transported to an space hospital the place she stays in “critical condition,” St. Louis County police advised Fox Information Digital on Sunday.
Police arrested a 15-year-old feminine suspect on Saturday. She’s at the moment being held by St. Louis County Household Court docket on assault fees.
Friday’s brawl passed off close to the intersection of Norgate and Claudine drives, which is close to Hazelwood East Excessive Faculty. (Google Maps)
Video footage of the incident reveals a combat breaking out amongst a bunch of younger folks. One of many ladies, who’s Black, pulls one other one, who seems to be White, to the bottom earlier than wailing on her and slamming her cranium into the pavement. The sufferer could be seen mendacity on the bottom in shock because the bedlam continues round her.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Hazelwood Faculty District for remark. The district told FOX 2 in a press release: “It is a tragedy anytime children are hurt.”
“Bullying and fighting in the community is an issue for which we all need to take ownership and work towards a resolution for the sake of our children. The Hazelwood School District offers our sincerest condolences to everyone involved, and will offer additional emotional support from our support and crisis team to those in need,” HSD mentioned in a press release.
“We look forward to continuing to partner with our community for the sake of our children. Please be kind and respectful of the families involved during this difficult time and pledge to help work toward the betterment of our entire community.”
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The investigation is ongoing. Anybody with data ought to name the St. Louis County Police Division at 636-529-8210.
