A woman is speaking out after she stopped the robbery and assault of a 14-year-old boy early Sunday morning in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood.
A woman is speaking out after she stopped the robbery and assault of a 14-year-old boy early Sunday morning in Seattle'sShe said the teen was walking to a friend's house in the residential area, when he was attacked and forced to hand over his phone. This follows similar attacks that have been happening for weeks in North Seattle.of teens being robbed, many times in broad daylight.
"It makes me incredibly concerned, who are we as a society when we can’t keep our kids safe?" said Eleanor, a Mount Baker resident who didn't want her last name used for safety reasons. "There was a kid walking down the street and three young guys had jumped out and took his phone and started beating him," said Eleanor."Screamed and had them stop, and gave some comfort to the victim, who was just 14-years old," said Eleanor. "They beat him in the head and face, I witnessed seven to eight punches on the kids’ face and head. I spoke to his mother. He seems okay, but definitely traumatized.
"We are re-evaluating our home security system. We are talking to our own kids about what they can do to stay safe, just changing how we go about our daily lives," said Eleanor.
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