A Missouri girl is in critical condition after the teen accused of slamming her head into the pavement near their high school was arrested.
Officers with the St. Louis County Police Department responded to a fight in progress at an intersection near Hazelwood East High School on Friday.
Responding officers found a juvenile female suffering a “severe head injury.” The girl was transported to an area hospital where she remains in “critical condition,” St. Louis County police told Fox News Digital on Sunday.
On Saturday, police took into custody a female suspect, age 15. St. Louis County Family Court is presently detaining her on assault-related charges.
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Video footage of the incident shows a fight breaking out among a group of young people. One of the girls, who is Black, pulls another one, who appears to be White, to the ground before wailing at her and slamming her skull into the pavement.
The victim can be seen lying on the ground in shock as the bedlam continues around her.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Hazelwood School District for comment. The district told FOX 2 in a statement: “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,” HSD said in a statement.
“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.”
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“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.”
One user commented, “This is what must be classified as “socially unacceptable behavior.” People are too used to watching violent t.v. shows, movies, and other forms of violent “entertainment” that show such objectionable actions to be the norm in a skewed view of our current society. We need to bring back the kinds of higher moral standards that Hollywood imposed upon the early film and television industries. If you show messed up folks doing messed up things long enough, then those who see such things as entertainment eventually become such and do these things they see others do- or worse. It is not good that the only deterrent to such behaviors is a life spent behind bars- something such criminals rarely if ever think about- until it happens to THEM.”
Another added, “The girl who was beaten was not in shock after the beating, she was posturing from the severe head trauma. If she does live, she probably won’t be able to do a thing for herself. That video was so disturbing. I just can’t believe the amount of hatred & anger a person can have to do such a thing to another human being.”
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