CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A Charleston woman accused of repeatedly hitting a high school student with a claw hammer pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and was sentenced to one year of probation.
Ladaisha Drequina Almuid, 26, pleaded guilty during a Charleston County General Sessions Court hearing on Sept. 21.
The case stems from an incident on Jan. 15, 2025, near Harris Street in Charleston. A Charleston Police officer responded to a report of a physical altercation and saw Almuid swinging what appeared to be a metal claw hammer and striking a younger male, according to an arrest warrant.
Police said the victim was a minor. The warrant says he was struck several times with the hammer and suffered minor injuries to the left side of his head and left upper arm…