10-year-old admits assault in Pa. school playground attack

The girl admitted one charge of aggravated assault at a hearing Thursday. Simple assault and harassment charges were dropped.

The girl and another classmate attacked the victim, also 10, on an elementary school playground after school hours April 3. The victim attended the hearing in a wheelchair with her mother, who said she approves of how the case is being handled.

The young offender was returning home Friday after more than two weeks in a juvenile detention center. She will be on electronic monitoring. Her mother apologized to the victim and her family, saying her daughter's behavior was out of character.

The girl faces a disposition hearing, which is similar to a sentencing, in about a month.

The other girl accused in the case, an 11-year-old, admitted to one charge of harassment Wednesday for throwing a cup of water on the victim before the assault. She faces a May 15 disposition hearing.

The two girls could be confined in a juvenile detention center or otherwise be kept under court supervision until they turn 21. School district officials also could expel them.