Police: Florida Woman Knocked Unconscious By Student After She Confiscated Nintendo Switch

Leif Le MahieuFebruary 25, 2023

A Florida Police say that a student knocked a school employee unconscious after taking away her Nintendo Switch.

A 17-year-old Student in high school Matanzas High School, Palm Coast, Florida has been charged with attacking a female student who stole his video game during class. According to police, the student is approximately 6 feet tall and weighs around 270 lbs. Charged With felony aggravated battery with bodily injury

“The actions of this student are absolutely horrendous and completely uncalled for,” Sheriff Rick Staly of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Make a statement. “We hope the victim will be able to recover, both mentally and physically, from this incident. Thankfully, students and staff members came to the victim’s aid before the SRDs could arrive.”

Surveillance footage captured the attack on the victim after she was thrown to the ground. Investigators claim that the boy punched and kicked the woman in the head approximately 15 times while she was unconscious. A few bystanders intervened, and the boy was taken away from the victim, who was bleeding heavily.

The story goes that a teacher stole his Nintendo and chased him down to beat her.

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“The student was escorted from the area and later placed in custody. The 17-year-old student was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and later turned over to the Department of Juvenile Justice,” According to the sheriff’s Office

The boy spoke while he was being held. “f*** you, I don’t want to go to jail” He refused to cooperate when an officer asked him if he would help them transport him to detention. He also stated that he had been drinking. “more important places to be.”

According to police, the suspects had said the following before the attack: “when he comes back he is going to kill her” He also said that “will beat her up every time she takes away his game,” The game was taken away by the employee who has been working at the school since 2004.

The woman who reportedly Many ribs were broken in the attack. She was admitted to the hospital but was released later.

In a statement, the school condemned violence and stated that it would continue to work towards making its school safe. “Creating a safe learning and working environment on our campuses is critical,” said Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt. “Violence is never an appropriate reaction.”