Two children charged in Cleveland for brutal assault on 5-year-old girl

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police arrested and charged two juveniles, ages 9 and 10, for brutally assaulting a five-year-old girl and leaving her bloodied, unconscious, and nearly unrecognizable.

Arrest in connection to assault on 5-year-old girl

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office announced charges including rape, attempted murder, kidnapping, and strangulation following the Sept. 13 attack. The suspects lured the child into a field near East 148th Street and left her beaten and unresponsive, authorities said.

The victim had been staying with a relative when she wandered off alone. Her mother rushed to the scene and arrived as paramedics loaded her daughter into an ambulance…

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