Police: Child allegedly suffocated by 2 others during indoor recess
By Caitlyn Scott
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PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Pittsburgh police are investigating following reports of an 8-year-old who was suffocated to the point of unconsciousness during indoor recess by two other children at a charter school on Thursday.
Officials told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that the incident occurred at the Urban Academy Charter School in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood.
We’re told the 8-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
Action News 4 reached out to the school, which said the student became unresponsive after “horseplay” escalated between the three students.
They also said an educator who was there at the time of the incident is no longer employed by the school.
Public safety said the school advised police that they would conduct their own investigation and issue disciplinary action as needed.
The incident is now pending review.
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