Girl-girl fight was brutal: officials

suntimes.com     Jun 6, 2008            

HOBART, IND. | Family of 16-year-old victim believes their daughter was beaten over boy BY CHRISTIN NANCE LAZERUS Post-Tribune When Amy Rodriguez got the call a week ago, she didn't think much of it. The caller threatened that her daughter "won't be so pretty." But it was no idle threat. On Wednesday, Jamie Rodriguez, 16, was brutally beaten by another teen girl outside a restaurant in Hobart, Ind., officials said. "Kids constantly talk, so I didn't take it seriously," Amy Rodriguez said. "I just thought they were running their mouths." Jamie Rodriguez suffered brain damage, is partially paralyzed and is talking like a 7-year-old, Amy Rodriguez said. Hobart Police arrested a 15-year-old girl shortly after the attack. She is being held at the Lake County Juvenile Detention Center and is expected to be charged with felony... [read full story]                    


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