What is wrong with the world 2012

[Jolie Rouge]

Boy, 10, and Young Friends Beat Handicapped Immigrant Woman
By COLLEEN CURRY | Good Morning America – 5 hours ago

A mentally handicapped woman from Vietnam was battered by a group of young boys who invaded her Philadelphia home, beat her and robbed her. A 10-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the assault. Two younger children who allegedly took part in the attack on the woman cannot be charged under Pennsylvania state law because they are uner age 10.

The boys broke into Minh Tran's house and beat her with sticks, rocks, and items from the home, including a potted plant they threw at her face, according to Philadelphia police Lt. Harold Lloyd. Tran, 51, was found cowering in her backyard by neighbors after the attack.
"She said, 'I'm so scared I'm so scared, the three boys came to attack me,'" Tran's landlord told ABC News affiliate WPVI. "And I said, 'what happened Minh,' and she kneeled down and said please please protect me."

They boys made off with $20 from the woman's home.

The 10-year-old boy was taken into custody after his mother called police to turn him in.

Tran is an immigrant from Vietnam who had been targeted by the boys because of a mental disability, police said. She had been harassed by the same children leading up to the attack.

She was treated briefly at a hospital and released. Minh Tran, who does not speak English, could not be reached by ABC News.

The 10-year-old boy is charged with a battery of crimes, including aggravated assault, simple assault, conspiracy, criminal trespassing, theft, reckless endangering of another person, robbery and burglary. Because he is a juvenile, his identity is protected. He will go to trial on Aug. 22.

The other two children involved will be refereed to the Department of Human Services, according to the district attorney's office.

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comments

These little thugs won't live to see 15, let alone 20. I think they need to understand what being beaten by rocks, sticks and potted plants feels like. I feel sorry for the lady. Probably never did nothing to anyone. Geez, I hope she doesn't live alone.

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The 10-year-old boy was taken into custody after his mother called police to turn him in......way to go mom ... the only ray of light in this story

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Nice. Kudos to mom though for teaching her little sunshine that actions have consequences

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Wait! So as long as you are under 10 years old you can't be charged at all?! Well that will certainly teach those kids a lesson....ridiculous! Had the woman died these little kids would be murderers before the age of 10....gee wonder what they will do when they get older?!



If they are 10 and under now and commiting such HORRIBLE crimes, what kinda crimes will they be commiting at 15 and 20?

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[pepperpot]

disgusting.....

[hblueeyes]

Totally disgusting and very disturbing. She had been harassed by these boys before. She was bullied. A precursor to the violence that came when they got away with it.

ME