Crime & Safety
School Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Brooklyn Student: NYPD
The student is 10 years old, officials said.
BROOKLYN, NY — Police have accused a Brooklyn-based public school teacher of assaulting a 10-year-old student at a school on Monday, the New York City Police Department said.
Moaz Mahmoud, 26, has been charged with assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child after allegedly hitting a student inside Public School 276 on E. 83rd St. near Avenue K in Canarsie, police said.
Mahmoud was arrested shortly after the incident, but it is currently unknown whether he was taken into custody on school grounds.
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His arraignment was pending in Brooklyn Criminal Court, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
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