The Brief
- A 12-year-old has pleaded not guilty to attacking and robbing a woman inside a Seattle grocery store stairwell.
- Police say the child struck the victim, poked her with a screwdriver and stole her purse before fleeing.
- The case will stay in juvenile court, and the suspect remains in detention as the case moves forward.
SEATTLE – A 12-year-old has pleaded not guilty after being accused of attacking a woman with a screwdriver and robbing her in Seattle’s Central District.
The backstory:
It happened on Jan. 17 inside a stairwell of the Amazon Fresh store along South Jackson Street and 23rd Avenue South.
Police say the 12-year-old attacked a woman, hit her several times, then poked her in the face with a screwdriver.…