12-year-old pleads not guilty to Seattle screwdriver attack, robbery

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.

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