Massachusetts faculty staffer dies after being kicked by scholar, DA says
An investigation is underway after a staffer at a Massachusetts faculty collapsed and died throughout a bodily altercation with a teenage scholar, authorities introduced Thursday.
The lethal altercation occurred at Meadowridge Academy, a residential therapeutic faculty for youth and younger adults at 664 Stevens Road in Swansea, shortly earlier than 7 p.m. Wednesday, in line with the Bristol District Legal professional’s Workplace.
Staffers have been making an attempt to restrain a 14-year-old woman who was attempting to depart her dormitory with out permission when Amy Morrell, a 53-year-old workers member, was kicked within the chest, the DA’s workplace mentioned.
Morrell, of Riverside, Rhode Island, collapsed after being struck and was rushed to a neighborhood hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless on Thursday afternoon.
In a press release, the Meadowridge Academy referred to as Morrell’s loss of life a “tragic loss” for the college neighborhood.
“The Meadowridge Academy neighborhood is deeply saddened by the passing of direct care workers member, Amy Morrell,” a faculty spokesperson informed Boston 25. “We lengthen our heartfelt condolences to Amy’s household throughout this troublesome time. Help companies and sources can be found to help college students and workers as we grieve this tragic loss.”
The coed, whose identify hasn’t been launched as a result of her age, has since been arraigned in Fall River Juvenile Courtroom on a cost of assault and battery inflicting severe bodily harm.
Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the DA’s workplace are aiding Swansea police with the investigation.
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