Crime & Safety
18-Year-Old Student Arrested In Off-Campus Assault Of 15-Year-Old Classmate: Police
The victim told police that he was struck multiple times and choked with his own necklace, by the older classmate.
MAMARONECK, NY — An 18-year-old Mamaroenck student has been arrested in connection with the assault of a 15-year-old classmate.
On Friday afternoon, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department received a report from a 15-year-old Mamaroneck High School student who told them that he had been assaulted
by an older classmate off-campus. The victim told police that he was struck multiple times and choked with his own necklace during the altercation.
Investigators found that the victim had cuts, bruising, and a pattern of injuries consistent with being choked with a necklace. Officers requested EMS, and the victim was
taken to Westchester Medical Center.
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Investigators positively identified the suspect as an 18-year-old student at Mamaroneck High School.
At 3:07 p.m., officers took the suspect into custody as he was leaving school property.
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The suspect was charged with felony assault and criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation. The teenage suspect was arraigned in Mamaroneck Village Court and released on $500 bail.
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