{"id":2405613,"date":"2025-02-22T18:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T23:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-girls-ages-11-to-14-arrested-after-brutally-violent-assault-now-being-considered-a-hate-crime\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T18:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T23:37:12","slug":"six-girls-ages-11-to-14-arrested-after-brutally-violent-assault-now-being-considered-a-hate-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-girls-ages-11-to-14-arrested-after-brutally-violent-assault-now-being-considered-a-hate-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Girls, Ages 11 to 14, Arrested After Brutally Violent Assault &#8211; Now Being Considered a Hate Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsix-girls-ages-11-to-14-arrested-after-brutally-violent-assault-now-being-considered-a-hate-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c Washington, D.C., six girls aged 11 \u2063to 14 were arrested for allegedly assaulting a\u200c woman at Union Station. The incident, which was captured\u2062 on video and circulated on social media, involved the girls punching and kicking the victim. One of the suspects recorded the attack and\u200d urged the others to continue. \u2064During \u200cthe assault, the\u2063 girls also targeted bystanders who\u200c attempted to intervene but did not severely injure them. Following the incident, two girls, aged 11 \u2063and 13,\u2062 were arrested on Thursday and charged with \u2063multiple offenses, including \u200bassault with a\u200b hazardous weapon and conspiracy to riot. Four additional girls\u200b were arrested the following day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-call-for-the-resignation-of-senator-bob-menendez\/\" title=\"Democrats demand Senator Bob Menendez&#039;s resignation.\">facing\u2064 similar charges<\/a>. the \u2062police believe the\u200b assaults may have been motivated by \u2064hate or\u2063 bias, leading to possible hate crime\u2064 enhancements in their charges. D.C.\u200b Police Chief Pamela Smith praised the swift\u2063 action taken by detectives to apprehend the suspects, aiming\u200d to\u200d deter such behavior in the future. The incident is part of a growing trend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-defund-the-police-killed-police-reform\/\" title=\"How \u2018Defund the Police\u2019 Killed Police Reform\">juvenile crime<\/a> in the area, prompting Mayor Muriel\u200c Bowser to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">express frustration<\/a> with diversion programs that often allow offenders to avoid prosecution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Six girls ranging between the ages of 11 and 14 allegedly assaulted a woman at Union Station in Washington, D.C., resulting in their arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Police Department authorities learned of the incident on Wednesday as video of the assault circulated on social media, depicting the group of girls &ldquo;repeatedly punching and kicking&rdquo; a woman as she &ldquo;walked outside of Union Station,&rdquo; per a <a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/release\/mpd-arrests-additional-juveniles-assault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the agency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the suspects recorded the assault and encouraged the other suspects to continue their attack,&rdquo; the release added.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hellhole-dc-girl-12-accused-killing-disabled-man-ends-shot-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">girls<\/a> allegedly attacked other pedestrians who tried to intervene, but none of those victims were severely injured.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives arrested an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old on Thursday in relation to the crime.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Both face charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to riot, simple assault, and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Four more girls, who were between the ages of 11 and 14, were arrested on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-teens-charged-with-murder-of-uber-eats-driver-reportedly-getting-plea-deal\/\" title=\"D.C. teens charged with murder of Uber Eats driver reportedly getting plea deal\">girls face charges<\/a> of assault with a dangerous weapon and rioting.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation revealed that all six girls were potentially motivated by &ldquo;hate or bias,&rdquo; meaning they will each face charges of assault with a deadly weapon, along with hate crime enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>Chief of Police Pamela Smith commended the detectives for &ldquo;quickly identifying and apprehending these individuals so our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process ...s Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a> can hold them accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope the swiftness of these arrests, and the consequences these young people will soon face, deters activity like this from occurring again,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to continue instilling values in our youngest residents that steer them toward success and away from criminal behavior.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cvs-throws-towel-dc-store-repeatedly-ravaged-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incident<\/a> involved as many as nine suspects, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-diversion-program-green-line-train-congress-heights-anacostia-canada-goose-jacket-metro-transit-police-union-station-50-massachusetts-avenue-ne-11-year-old-girl-13-yearold-girl-post-office-department-of-youth-rehabilitation-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from WJLA-TV in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet observed that the Union Station assault was part of a larger pattern of juvenile crimes in the nation&rsquo;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Another high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-one-trans-teen-arrested-vast-school-shooting-plot-planned-year-hate-die-die-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">juvenile<\/a> crime involved a robbery during which two minor suspects stole a man&rsquo;s Canada Goose jacket on a Green Line train traveling between Congress Heights and Anacostia.<\/p>\n<p>The two juvenile suspects were then arrested in Maryland over additional crimes.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser voiced frustration about the trend on Friday, especially since many juvenile suspects are able to avoid prosecution through diversion programs which purportedly help to rehabilitate them, per WJLA.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a good arrest, we make a good case. They have to be charged and put in the system,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I&rsquo;ve said repeatedly, that doesn&rsquo;t mean a diversion, that doesn&rsquo;t mean an unaccountable supervision program. 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The Metropolitan Police Department became aware of the incident on Wednesday after videos surfaced on social media showing the girls &#8220;repeatedly punching and kicking&#8221; the victim as she walked outside. One girl reportedly recorded the attack and urged others to continue. The group also targeted bystanders who tried to help, though those individuals were not seriously harmed. An 11-year-old and a 13-year-old were arrested on Thursday, facing charges including assault with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to riot. Four additional girls were apprehended on Friday with similar charges, all potentially motivated by &#8220;hate or bias,&#8221; leading to enhanced hate crime charges. Police Chief Pamela Smith praised the swift arrests, hoping it would deter future incidents while emphasizing the need for instilling positive values in youth. Reports indicate that up to nine suspects may have been involved in this incident, which is part of a broader trend of juvenile crime in D.C., prompting concerns from Mayor Muriel Bowser about accountability within diversion programs for young offenders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-40.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50893,50891,41649,39273,50892],"class_list":["post-2405613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crimereport","tag-hatecrime","tag-legalnews","tag-socialissues","tag-youthviolence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-40.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405613\/revisions\/2405617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}