old Seattle boy arrested after attacking, robbing woman with screwdriver

old Seattle boy arrested after attacking, robbing woman with screwdriver

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Key Points:

  • A 12-year-old boy was arrested in Seattle for allegedly attacking a 43-year-old woman with a screwdriver and robbing her near 23rd Avenue South and South Jackson Street on January 17.
  • The boy, wearing a "hot pink ski mask," assaulted the woman multiple times in the face before stealing her handbag and continuing the attack in a parking garage.
  • Police identified and apprehended the boy at his family’s home after he attempted to flee the scene, recovering the screwdriver used in the assault.
  • The suspect has been booked into juvenile detention at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children & Family Justice Center, with robbery detectives currently managing the case.