Family demands justice after teens attack 13-year-old on Opening Day

Opening Day in Cincinnati is supposed to be about celebration, community and lasting memories. But for one 13-year-old girl, the day quickly turned into a horrifying ordeal — captured on video — that has left her family and community advocates calling for justice.

Cellphone footage shows the girl lying on the ground while multiple teenage girls kick, punch and pull her hair. Even as she struggles to get up, they continue to beat her. Her aunt says the assault could easily have been fatal.

“They could have really killed her,” she told WCPO. “Every time I hear it — I don’t have to look at the video — I just hear it, and I want to cry.”…

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