BOSTON, August 2, 2018— A Hyde Park juvenile was arraigned yesterday in connection with a July assault, the second youth to be charged with a beating that left the victim with life-altering injuries, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

The 17-year-old male was arraigned yesterday in the juvenile session of Dorchester Municipal Court on a charge of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury after surrendering to Boston Police for a July 14 assault on Milton Avenue. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Michael V. Glennon, deputy chief of the DA’s Juvenile Unit, Judge Thomasina Johnson ordered the youth held on $25,000.

The juvenile is the second person to be arraigned in connection with the assault. A 13-year-old female from Mattapan was arraigned July 16 on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Bail was initially set in the amount of $5,000 but reduced to $1,000 during a subsequent court appearance on Monday.

According to prosecutors, the 18-year-old male victim was among a group of teens who had gathered in the area of Milton Avenue after a party ended at approximately 11:00 p.m. on July 14. The 17-year-old defendant, with whom the victim had no prior contact that night, confronted the victim and allegedly pushed him repeatedly. The victim made statements that he did not wish to fight the defendant, but prosecutors say the incident nonetheless escalated into a physical altercation.

The victim was struck repeatedly by the 17-year-old. After the victim lost consciousness and fell to the ground, he was kicked and stomped on multiple times, prosecutors said. The 13-year-old allegedly kicked him during this time.

Boston Police arrived at the location to find the critically injured victim lying unconscious on the sidewalk. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he remained unconscious for three days. He is currently unable to speak or walk, and the long-term impact of his injuries remains unclear.

During the course of their investigation, Boston Police recovered multiple cell phone videos of the assault, and the defendants were positively identified as the perpetrators, prosecutors said. Detectives obtained warrants for both, and the 13-year-old female was arrested within days of the assault. The 17-year-old male surrendered himself to police yesterday.

Molly McCourt is the DA’s assigned victim witness advocate. The defendants are represented by attorneys Brian Wiseman and Ziad Hopkins.

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