A 10-year-old boy has also pleaded guilty to the September 2025 attack in Cleveland
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- An 11-year-old girl was found delinquent in the attack on a 5-year-old girl in a Cleveland field in September 2025
- A 10-year-old boy pleaded guilty to attempted rape and felonious assault and testified in the case
- The 11-year-old remains in juvenile detention pending a Nov. 18 disposition hearing
An 11-year-old girl has been found delinquent on several charges in connection with the assault and rape of a 5-year-old girl in Cleveland.
The 5-year-old girl was brutally assaulted in a field near E. 148th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland on Sept. 13, 2025, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release at the time. A 10-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy were charged with assault and attempted murder following the incident, PEOPLE previously reported.
On Friday, Oct. 2, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Judge Kristin Sweeney ruled the now 11-year-old girl, identified as M.H. due to being a minor, was delinquent in the brutal attack on multiple charges, including attempted murder, rape, kidnapping, felonious assault, kidnapping and strangulation, per Cleveland 19, WKYC and News 5 Cleveland…