Criminal Charges Sought in Hartland Student Beating
A video shows a student attacking freshman Katya Adamkiewicz on March 12.
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The Livingston County Sheriff's Department is now seeking charges against the Hartland High School student who was seen attacking another student in class on March 12, according to the Press & Argus.
A video posted on Facebook by a third student shows the female student grabbing the back of 14-year-old Katya Adamkiewicz hair, throwing her to the ground and punching her until an adult steps in to stop the attack.
Both students are in ninth grade at Hartland High School.
According to Katya's mother Aurore Henze, the incident took place during her daughter’s fifth hour class with the teacher in the classroom. Katya’s nose was broken and she also received a concussion from the beating.
According to the Press & Argus, the sheriff's department is seeking assault and battery charges on the student who attacked Katya.
Sheriff Bob Bezotte told the Press & Argus that the attack came after Katya made fun of the suspect for a personal situation the suspect was discussing with another person.
Initially, Katya received a 5-day suspension, but her mother said the school removed that punishment after viewing the video.
Henze said her daughter has had problems with the suspect repeatedly in the past.
The sheriff's department is not seeking charges against the student who videotaped the incident, believing it to be spontaneous, according to the Press & Argus.
Robin Dorner
9:07 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
"Katya made fun of the suspect"....huh....wonder if it had happened before and how many times.
lpizza
9:07 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Criminal charges...really?? This parent is not teaching her daughter what reality is. There are consequences to continuous hurtful words and how you treat people. Granted you shouldn't condone fighting but these are kids, this is high school, and the school punished accordingly. Maybe the parent should parent by telling her daughter she should shut her mouth unless she has something nice to say. This is how kids learn. Now your going to destroy this girls future with a record and jeopardize her college future. Grow up parent.
dan rice
7:08 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
and thre should be no consequences to physically attacking and breaking someone's nose? "this is how kids learn"? really? wonder what kind of lessons are being taught in your house. Last time i looked, assault is a prosecutable crime. no one is saying that both sides weren't wrong, but when you up the ante by leading with your fists, you have to pay for your actions. No one jeopardized this girls future but herself. And that's a lesson suitable for teaching all kids.
Sarah G.
9:50 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
FYI the suspect in this particular case has been a bully since kindergarten. She is well known to many parents in the district. This article is not the full story by a long shot.
Starr O
10:47 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Any fighting that results in injuries such as a concussion and broken nose SHOULD be punished by law. That is the real world and kids need to learn this. If your neighbor beats you, they are punished by law. Kids are not exempt, by 9th grade they are taught right from wrong and Hartland has an anti bullying program in place from a young grade. If either of my sons beat anyone, I would support any punishment given, not defend his actions.
hartland eagle
2:38 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013
The attacker ought to be prosecuted, and suffer whatever consequences result from that. The video is pretty brutal. Lots of other options were available to her - she chose violence. Sorry, but welcome to the real world.
lpizza
3:34 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013
It's was nothing but a high school fight. Shame on the prosecuter for spending my tax dollars on this B.S. Go out and prosecute real criminals like the guy who robbed the bank, not a 14 year old girl who got in a school fight which resulted in a broken noise. And if I were the parent of a bully kid who has done nothing but torment this girl and my kids nose got broke, I would tell them they deserved it!
Bill Johnson
2:41 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
If this was a bar fight, someone would go to jail---- Is no one responsible for their actions?
hartland eagle
10:09 am on Saturday, March 23, 2013
"Nothing but a high school fight" that resulted in a broken nose, a concussive head injury, and a seizure. Sounds more like a brutal attack to me. Not to mention the emotional trauma keeping the victim from feeling safe enough to return to hhs.
Laura Bickel
11:28 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
Ok, here goes. Gotta throw my 2 cents out there. Bullying exists everywhere. Many places, I've watched parents bully kids, kids bully kids, parents bullying parents, parents bullying teachers, administration bullying parents, administration bullying teachers etc. etc. You know one thing I rarely see and in fact a group of parents told me the same.... Kids with manners, for that matter adults with manners. One mom told me recently that she served pizza at a party with a group of 5th and 6th graders maybe 200-300 and only one kid said "Thank you" when they were handed their pizza. ONE KID!!! Does anyone see any connection to lack of manners and increased bullying? How many folks allow their kids to accept the consequences of their actions rather than coddle poor little Johnny or Janie? Come on people take some responsibility for your kids and how they behave. My child is by no means perfect but he sure does know that manners are expected and he will face the consequences for poor choices.
Laura Bickel
3:01 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Just to be clear, my statements about bullying are not a reflection of my experience with Hartland school district. On the contrary, Hartland did not cross my thoughts at all when I recalled the incidences I saw.