Two children charged with attempted murder in Cleveland case

Two elementary school children have been charged with attempted murder and multiple assault counts after a 5-year-old girl was found seriously injured on Sept. 13 in a field in Cleveland, prosecutors and the victim’s mother said. A 10-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy were arraigned in juvenile court on charges that include attempted murder, four counts of assault, two counts of felonious assault, kidnapping and strangulation, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday.

Prosecutors and police said the child was reported missing after she left a relative’s home. Emergency medical personnel treated the girl at the scene in a field behind the Collinwood Athletic Complex on East 148th Street, authorities said. The girl’s mother has publicly described seeing severe injuries, saying her daughter’s hair had been pulled from her scalp and that the child was bruised and covered in blood. The mother also said the girl has required therapy and is experiencing behavioral and emotional effects since the incident.

Police said investigators believe multiple children were involved and that some were both victims and suspects. The Cleveland Division of Police’s unit that...