Crime & Safety
Boy 15, Charged With Battery In Beating Of Girl, 9, Inside School Bus In Homestead
Rundle's statement said the school police officer chose to issue a civil citation instead of making a misdemeanor battery arrest.
February 9, 2023
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office has charged a 15-year-old boy with criminal battery after he was reportedly caught on cell phone video repeatedly punching a 9-year-old girl inside a Homestead school bus.
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In a written statement, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said the beating was "far more serious than a simple student altercation."
Rundle's statement said the school police officer chose to issue a civil citation instead of making a misdemeanor battery arrest.
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