Charge Dropped Against 10-Year-Old Boy In Playground Injury

Prosecutors are dropping an assault charge against a 10-year-old suburban Detroit boy who was accused of hitting a 9-year-old classmate in the face with a rubber ball similar to a dodge ball. Related Story: 10-Year-Old Boy Charged With Assault Following D

Wednesday, July 31st 2019, 4:22 pm

By: News 9


Prosecutors are dropping an assault charge against a 10-year-old suburban Detroit boy who was accused of hitting a 9-year-old classmate in the face with a rubber ball similar to a dodge ball.

Related Story: 10-Year-Old Boy Charged With Assault Following Dodgeball Game At School

Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy on Wednesday said there’s a “better way to go forward” than to take the child to juvenile court. She encouraged the families to find a solution. The charge was filed Tuesday.

Students at a Canton Township school were playing a game called “tips” on April 29 in which kids jump to catch a ball. Authorities say the older boy forcefully threw the ball, leaving his classmate with a concussion.

The older boy’s mother claimed race was a factor in the investigation. Her son is black. Worthy, who is black, calls that “categorically wrong.”

 

","published":"2019-07-31T21:22:06.000Z","updated":"2019-07-31T21:22:01.000Z","summary":"Prosecutors are dropping an assault charge against a 10-year-old suburban Detroit boy who was accused of hitting a 9-year-old classmate in the face with a rubber ball similar to a dodge ball. Related Story: 10-Year-Old Boy Charged With Assault Following D","affiliate":{"_id":"5cc353fe1c9d440000d3b70f","callSign":"kwtv","origin":"https://www.news9.com"},"contentClass":"news","createdAt":"2020-01-31T18:37:20.915Z","updatedAt":"2022-03-30T20:33:09.613Z","__v":2,"show":true,"link":"/story/5e3473e0527dcf49dad70759/charge-dropped-against-10yearold-boy-in-playground-injury","hasSchedule":false,"id":"5e3473e0527dcf49dad70759"};
logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

July 31st, 2019

March 22nd, 2024

March 14th, 2024

February 9th, 2024

Top Headlines

March 29th, 2024

March 29th, 2024

March 29th, 2024

March 29th, 2024