15-year-old Canton girl beaten with sticks, robbed of iPad

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 14-year-old boy is now facing criminal charges for attacking and robbing a 15-year-old Canton girl in the wooded area of Stadium Park last Friday.

According to the police report, the victim was beaten with a stick and fists and her head was held under water. The police report states the girl had “several visible injuries.”

The assault happened just before 5 p.m. on Oct. 6.

Before fleeing, the boy also stole the teenager’s Ipad, said police.

A neighbor called 911 after seeing the victim walk down the street with two black eyes and bleeding from her injuries.

EMS transported her to an area hospital where they treated her for a laceration on the back of her head and was “critically hypothermic.” according to the police report. The report added the victim’s eyes were swollen shut.

The 14-year-old boy is charged with felonious assault, aggravated robbery, kidnapping and strangulation.

Canton police said the teenager was arrested Friday evening after they spoke to someone in the prosecutor’s office.

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